Kollam Municipal Corporation






















Kollam Municipal Corporation
കൊല്ലം മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍
KMC
Kollam Municipal Corporation Office, Aug 2016.jpg
Logo
Type
Type

Mayor Council
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 October 2000; 18 years ago (2000-10-01)
Leadership
Mayor

V. Rajendrababu, CPI(M)
Deputy Mayor
Vijaya Francis, CPI
Structure
Seats55 councils
Committees
Elections
Last election
2015 - LDF Won LDF LOGO.jpg
Last election
2010 - LDF Won LDF LOGO.jpg
Meeting place
Corporation Office, Cantonment, Kollam
Website
www.kollamcorporation.gov.in

Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the civic body that governs the City of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala.[1][2][3] It is the fourth largest city corporation in the state by population and fifth largest by area. Constituted in 1903 and officially recognized as city corporation in 2000,[4] the body governs an area of 73.03 square kilometres (28.20 sq mi) centered on Kollam with about 55 wards and a population of 397,419.[5]


Kollam is the 2nd most revenue generating city in Kerala. As of 2015-16 reports, Kollam has a revenue of Rs.889.74 crore, expenditure of Rs.830 crore and a surplus of Rs.59.73 crore.[6][7]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Structure


  • 3 Zones


  • 4 Councils


  • 5 Functions


  • 6 Kollam City Corporation Election 2015

    • 6.1 Election Result-2015



  • 7 Mayors of Kollam


  • 8 Former Municipal Chairmen of Old Quilon Municipality


  • 9 Kollam Corporation projects under construction/ completed

    • 9.1 Chinnakada Underpass


    • 9.2 Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach



  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links




History


Kollam, known historically as Quilon, was an ancient trade hub and one of the largest port cities in Asia.[8][9] The population density of the coastal belt of Kollam is very high compared to any other city in the state. After the constitution of Kochi as a corporation in 1967, there were intense demands to upgrade the densely populated Kollam City into a city corporation. As a result, on 1 October 2000, Kollam Municipality was upgraded by the Kerala Government to a Municipal Corporation.


The city population of Kollam increased substantially from 139,852 in 1991 to 346,013 in 2011. In 1991, the Vadakkevila, Sakthikulangara, Eravipuram and Kilikollur panchayats were merged with Kollam City. As a result, the area run by the municipal corporation increased from 18.48 square kilometres (7.14 sq mi) to 58.18 square kilometres (22.46 sq mi).[10] Later in May 2015, Thrikkadavoor panchayath is merged with Kollam city and total population of the city became 397,419 with total area of 73.03 square kilometres (28.20 sq mi).[11][12]



Structure











Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC)
Mayor
V.Rajendrababu[13]
Police Commissioner
Arul B. Krishna IPS
Deputy Mayor
Vijaya Francis
Secretary
V. R. Raju

The City Corporation of Kollam has a 55-member council headed by a Mayor assisted by a Deputy Mayor.[14] On an average, every ward consists of a population of around 7,000. Each ward is represented in the municipal council by an elected councilor. The Kerala Municipalities (KM) Act, 1994, governs all functions in KMC.[10] Also there are 8 standing committees in the corporation for the ease of smooth governance of the city.[15] Each and every standing committee is headed by an elected councilor and he will become the chairman of the particular standing committee.[16][17] The standing committees are:


  • Finance standing committee

  • Development standing committee

  • Welfare standing committee

  • Health & Education standing committee

  • Public works standing committee

  • Town planning standing committee

  • Tax appeal standing committee

  • Education & Sports standing committee


Zones




Map of Kollam City


For the ease of administration, Kollam Municipal Corporation is divided into 7 zones.[18] There are zonal offices in each zones of the corporation.


  • Central Zone – 1, Kollam City Corporation

  • Central Zone – 2 (Headquartered at Cantonment), Kollam City Corporation


  • Sakthikulangara Zone, Kollam City Corporation


  • Vadakkevila Zone, Kollam City Corporation


  • Kilikollur Zone, Kollam City Corporation


  • Eravipuram Zone, Kollam City Corporation


  • Thrikkadavoor Zone, Kollam City Corporation


Councils


Kollam city corporation consists of 55 divisions or councils spread across its 7 zones.


























In 2014, Mrs. Prasanna Earnest, the then Kollam Mayor, had been selected as the Best Lady Mayor of South India by the Rotary Club of Trivandrum Royal[19]



Functions


As per the Kerala Municipal Act of 1994, the Government of Kerala transferred powers and functions to Local Self-Governments in the year 1995, along with institutions, offices, and functionaries. As per the act, 18 functions are maintained by the Municipal Corporation[10][20]



  • Regulation of land use and construction of buildings

  • Roads and bridges

  • Sanitation and SWM

  • Slum improvement/upgradation

  • Urban poverty alleviation

  • Provision of urban amenities such as parks and playgrounds

  • Promotion of cultural, educational, and aesthetic aspects

  • Burial grounds and crematoria

  • Cattle pounds

  • Public health - Sewerage, water supply

  • Registration of births and deaths

  • Public conveniences including street lighting, parking lots, etc.

  • Regulation of slaughter houses

  • Spatial planning (urban and socio-economic planning)

  • Urban Forestry

  • Fire fighting

  • Education

  • Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections



Kollam City Corporation Election 2015



Election Result-2015






















S.No.Political Front/PartyParty symbolNumber of Corporators
1LDFIndian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png36
2UDFHand INC.svg16
3BJPLotos flower symbol.svg02
4OthersNo flag.svg1


Mayors of Kollam






























Mayors of Kollam
Incumbent
From
Until
Party

Sabitha Beegam
2000
2004

CPI(M)

N. Padmalochanan
2004
2006

CPI(M)

V. Rajendrababu
16 March 2006
8 November 2010

CPI(M)

Prasanna Earnest
9 November 2010
8 November 2014

CPI(M)

Honey Benjamin
27 November 2014
8 November 2015

CPI

V. Rajendrababu

18 November 2015

Present

CPI(M)
Source(s):[21][22][21][23][24][25][13]


Former Municipal Chairmen of Old Quilon Municipality










































































Former Municipal Chairmen of Old Quilon Municipality
Incumbent
From
Until
C. Sankara Menon
1921
1922
Barrister Padmanabhapillai
1922
1925
M. R. Govinda Pillai
1925
1927
M. R. Madhava Varrier
1927
1930
Paravoor Narayana Pillai
1930
1932
K. G. Parameswaran Pillai
1932
1948
Palakasseri Raghavan
1948
1952
P. R. Kochukrishna Pillai
1952
1956
K. Kesavan Potti
1956
1960
Sankaranarayanan Potti
1960
1962
T. K. Divakaran
1962
1967
S. Abdul Rahuman Koya
15 March 1967
29 April 1968
N. Thankappan
13 May 1968
7 March 1980
Karumalil Sukumaran
2 June 1980
7 May 1982
K. Thankappan
28 August 1982
22 November 1983
C. Raghavan Pillai
1 December 1983
29 September 1984
Gopalakrishnapillai
26 October 1984
10 April 1985
C. V. Anandabose
26 April 1985
9 July 1987
Neelagangadharan
5 August 1987
4 February 1988
Karumalil Sukumaran
17 November 1988
30 September 1995
K. Thankappan
4 October 1995
1 April 1998
Prof. N. G. Moorthy
4 May 1998
5 October 1999
Uliyakovil Sasi
29 October 1999
30 September 2000
Source(s):[26]


Kollam Corporation projects under construction/ completed




Chinnakada Underpass and Clocktower



Chinnakada Underpass




Marine Aquarium under construction at Kollam Beach


The Chinnakada underpass is a public road infrastructure project for the city of Kollam as part of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ease traffic congestion at Chinnakada, the city CBD of Kollam.[27] The presence of an existing Railway over bridge and three close intersections with heavy traffic limits the option for traffic management measures including junction improvement. That caused the authorities to think about this underpass at Chinnakada. Chinnakada is a complex junction where roads from Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Downtown, Sengottai, Ashramam(Residency Road), Kollam Beach and the City bus stand road meets.


Preliminary design prepared by NATPAC(National Transportation Planning and Research Centre) for the underpass involved the acquisition of 0.08 hectares (0.20 acres) of government land on a temporary basis.[28] The height of the road passage above the underpass was increased to 5.5 metres (18 ft) from 5 metres (16 ft) to facilitate movement of modern container trucks through the underpass. Underpass has been thrown open to the public by the end of May 2015.[29][30]



Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach


On 22 June 2014, construction work started on a marine aquarium at Kollam Beach, which is first of its kind in the state of Kerala. The Harbour Engineering Department is constructing the aquarium on the eastern side of the beach on behalf of Kollam Corporation. The foundation stone for the project was laid in March 2014 and it is expected to be complete by December 2014. The single storey aquarium comprises 40 large tanks to hold a diverse collection of marine life and provides an added attraction for visitors to Kollam beach.[31]



See also


  • Kollam

  • Kollam District

  • Kollam Lok Sabha constituency

  • Kollam Assembly Constituency

  • Kollam Municipal Corporation election, 2005


References




  1. ^ Municipal Corporations in Kerala - Kollam


  2. ^ Kollam Municipal Corporation Details


  3. ^ Corporation zonal office, Kollam


  4. ^ "Office of the Chief Town Planner". Townplanning.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-06-06..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.


  6. ^ "Revenue augmentation gets thrust in Kollam civic budget". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-08-15.


  7. ^ "Financial Statements - Kollam Municipal Corporation". KMC Official Website. Retrieved 2016-08-15.


  8. ^ Ignatius Pereira (2014-02-21). "Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  9. ^ Ignatius Pereira (2014-02-26). "Shards of the past point to Kollam port's glory days". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  10. ^ abc Rapid Baseline Assessment in Kollam City - Ministry of Urban Development Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine.


  11. ^ "Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


  12. ^ "Thrikadavur Panchayath". Thrikadavur Panchayath. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


  13. ^ ab "CPI(M) rides to power in five of six corporations in Kerala". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015.


  14. ^ Kollam Corporation Council


  15. ^ Committees in Kerala Corporations - Kollam


  16. ^ Kollam Corporation Standing Committees


  17. ^ Standing panel chiefs elected


  18. ^ "Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation". Retrieved 16 December 2014.


  19. ^ "Award for Kollam Mayor". The Hindu. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  20. ^ Thrust on poverty alleviation in Kollam


  21. ^ ab "Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  22. ^ "Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company Limited". Juscoltd.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  23. ^ "Prasanna Earnest to be Kollam Mayor". The Hindu. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


  24. ^ "Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam". The New Indian Express. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-26.


  25. ^ "Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam". Deccan Chronicle. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-26.


  26. ^ "Former Municipal Chairmen". Kollam Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 2018-01-09.


  27. ^ Chinnakada underpass: dispute settled


  28. ^ ADB Resettlement Planning Document - Chinnakada underpass


  29. ^ Chinnakada underpass work to be over by September


  30. ^ "Traffic remains messy at Chinnakada - The Hindu". Retrieved 4 June 2015.


  31. ^ A home for marine life in Kollam




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