Administration
The municipality was formed in April 1948 as Grade–III municipality. Over the years, it got upgraded and was constituted finally as ''Special Grade Municipality'' in September 2011, with the first ever elected council was formed in August 1949. The municipality is spread over an area of and has 39 election wards. each represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a chairperson. The present municipal commissioner of the city is B.R.Satyanarayana and the present chairman is Kotikalapudi Govinda Rao. TimelineCivic infrastructure and services
The municipality takes certain measures such as, prevent spreading of diseases, motor pumping of stagnant flood water during heavy rains, improving drainage channels and pipelines etc.Awards and achievements
The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as '' Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)''. In 2015, as per the ''See also
* List of municipalities in Andhra PradeshReferences
{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh 1948 establishments in India Government agencies established in 1948 Municipal Councils in Andhra Pradesh