Hyderabad Formally Split Into 3 Civic Bodies

As speculated for long, the new civic bodies are Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation. The expanded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, which became the country’s largest civic body will continue but with a considerably shrunken size.

In G.O.Ms. No. 55, issued by the metropolitan area and urban development (GHMC) department on Wednesday, the state government rationalised the decision citing decentralised urban governance as a reason for the trifurcation. The move is intended to enhance administrative efficiency, improve service delivery, and ensure focused governance across the rapidly-expanding metropolitan region.

s the term of the GHMC Council has ended on February 10, the government has appointed Jayesh Ranjan, special chief secretary for metropolitan area and urban development (HMDA limits) department as the special officer for the three municipal corporations. As the special officer, he will oversee and coordinate the transition process.

In terms of the sheer geographical spread, the Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation will have a larger footprint of 734 square km in the eastern part of Hyderabad, followed by the residual GHMC with 689 square km in mostly the older areas in central and southern parts, and Cyberabad Municipal Corporation with 630 square km in the western part.

However, in terms of number of zones, the residual GHMC will lead with six zones, 30 circles, and 150 wards, Cyberabad will have three zones, 16 circles and 76 wards; and Malkajgiri will have three zones and 14 circles and 74 wards.

The residual GHMC will be headed by the 2012 batch IAS officer R.V. Karnan. G. Srijana, a 2013 batch IAS officer, will head Cyberabad, while Vinay Krishna Reddy, an IAS officer of 2013 batch, will head Malkajgiri. All the three officers took charge of office on Monday.

Snapshot

GHMC (Core City)

Area: 689 square km

Jurisdiction: Central and south of Hyderabad

Population: Around 70 lakh

Key areas: Charminar , Khairatabad , Secunderabad, Jubilee Hills

Zones: 6

Wards: 150

Head Office: Lower Tank Bund

Commissioner: R.V. Karnan (IAS 2012 batch )

Cyberabad Municipal Corporation

Area: 603 square km

Jurisdiction: West Zone (IT Corridor)

Population: Around 35 lakh

Key areas : Serilingamplly, Kukataplly, Quthbullapur , Madhapur

Zones: 3

Wards: 76

Head Office: NAC, Madhapur

Commissioner: G. Srijna (IAS 2013 batch )

Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation

Area: 734 square km

Population: Around 35 lakh

Jurisdiction: East zone (suburbs)

Key areas: Malkagiri, Uppal, LB Nagar, Kapra

Zones: 3

Wards: 74

Head Office: HMDA building, Tarnaka

Commissioner: Vinay Krishna Reddy (IAS 2013 batch)