Adityapur is gearing up to receive Municipal Corporation tag, giving a fillip to the people residing in this township connected to Jamshedpur. The State urban development department in Ranchi has informed Adityapur Municipal Council (AMC) about the development. A fund of Rs3.55 crores has been released.
AMC chairman Radha Sandil said that the Adityapur has almost been upgraded to a corporation, fifth in the State. The others are in Ranchi, Dhanbad, Hazaribag and Bokaro.
“We have been informed that AMC will receive large funds for development in the civic amenities, the people residing here will be benefitted ,” said Sandil. The AMC chairman said that a gazette notification to this effect has been made by the Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmu on Monday.
Prior to this Adityapur Municipal Council, (AMC), the civic body was looking after Adityapur and Gamharia in the adjoining Seraikela Kharsawan district.
“The step to convert the Adityapur Muncipal Council into a corporation started last year. The Governor finally has given green signal on the formation of the Adityapur Municipal Corporation,” said the AMC chairman.
The AMC has a population of 1,73, 783 as per the 2011 Census and will be getting better facilities in the areas of drinking water, sanitation and sewerage system. The urban development department has already given Rs3.55 crores for construction and maintenance of roads while sending the letter for the upgrading Adityapur as a corporation. Development work by Adityapur Municipal Corporation is expected to gain momentum. Heaps of garbage can be seen in every nook and corner, drains are choked with sewage and streets are waterlogged.