Bally Municipality

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Bally Municipality
Type
Type
History
Founded1883; 138 years ago (1883)
Disbanded2015; 6 years ago (2015)
Preceded byHowrah Municipality
Succeeded byHowrah Municipal Corporation
Website
www.myhmc.in

Bally Municipality was the body responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the town of Bally, West Bengal, India. Bally was a Municipality city in district of Howrah, West Bengal. The Bally city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Bally is the northern suburb of the city of Howrah. Bally Municipality was initially formed by separating it from Howrah Municipality in 1883. As of 2015 Bally Municipality has been re-merged with Howrah Municipal Corporation.

History[]

The Bally Municipality was established on 1 April 1883 from the northern 35 wards of the Howrah Municipality. It administered an area of 11.81 square kilometres (4.56 sq mi) that included Bally, Belur, Liluah and other nearby areas.[1]

The water tank in Saraswati Pathagar, commonly known as Bally Municipality Water Tank was established by a committee led by the local councillor of Bally ward no. 5, Sabyasachi Chatterjee. He was also the pioneer of drinking water distribution in the area and also the person to establish a connection of water supply from Serampore to Bally.[2]

The Bally Municipality was destablished on 10 July 2015 and merged with Howrah Municipal Corporation.[3][4][5] This merger was a brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to allow planned and organized development in Howrah to transform it into a megacity.[6] The 35 wards of the municipality were reduced to 16 wards; the by-election to choose the new councillors for these wards was held on 3 September 2015.[5]

Demographics[]

In 2001 the municipality had a total population of 261,575, a rise of 41.43% since the 1991 census.[citation needed] Females constituted 42.72% of the population. The sex ratio was 744 females per 1000 males, which may be due to the large number of migrant labours who inhabit the municipality to work in the industries in Bally and nearby areas of Liluah and Belur.[citation needed] The overall literacy in the area stands was 81.91% in 2001 (rising from 75.31% in 1991), of which male literacy was 85.17% (79.25% in 1991) and female literacy was 77.43% (rising from 69.21% in 1991). In 2011 the total population was 293,373.[7]

Controversies[]

On 14 August 2015 a sub-assistant engineer of the municipality was arrested after an investigation by the State Anti Corruption Bureau and the police recovered cash worth ₹20.07 crore, post office deposits of ₹58 lakh and jewellery worth ₹14 lakh from his house.[8]

Destablishment[]

The Bally Municipality was destablished on 10 July 2015 and merged with Howrah Municipal Corporation.[3][4][5] This merger was a brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to allow planned and organized development in Howrah to transform it into a megacity.[9] The 35 wards of the municipality were reduced to 16 wards; the by-election to choose the new councillors for these wards was held on 3 September 2015.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://medium.com/@anjan.chatterjee/water-supply-system-in-kolkata-city-and-adjoining-areas-b199099a4517
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Basu, Anasuya (2 October 2015). "Bally battles merger blues". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Merge Bally, Howrah civic bodies: Mamata Banerjee timesofindia.com | 19 May 2015
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "HMC".
  6. ^ "Mega merger". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ "Bally 2011 census".
  8. ^ indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/post-recovery-of-rs-20-crore-from-bally-civic-official-acb-raids-his-colleagues-home/#
  9. ^ "Mega merger". The Telegraph.

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