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Tiruchirappalli becomes a municipal corporation

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Tiruchirappalli becomes a municipal corporation
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Tiruchirappalli was made a municipal corporation by merging the Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities.

Proposals to upgrade Tiruchi to a corporation had been made since the colonial period. In 1994 Tiruchirappalli was designated a municipal corporation through the merger of the Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities with the town. Salem and Tirunelveli were also made corporations that year. The corporation runs the city's water supply and civic services.

Related events

  1. 1804

    1. 1804 to 1814TiruchirappalliAgriculture

      Village Settlement revenue experiment

      A Village Settlement system of land revenue was tried in several Tamil districts before ryotwari became the norm.

  2. 1982

    1. 1982TiruchirappalliEducation

      Bharathidasan University established in Tiruchirappalli

      The state government established Bharathidasan University at Tiruchirappalli, named after the Tamil poet Bharathidasan.

  3. 1993

    1. 30 Sep 1993ViluppuramGovernance

      South Arcot divided into Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts

      The South Arcot district was bifurcated, creating Viluppuram district on 30 September 1993.

  4. 1994

    1. 1 Jun 1994Salem, Tamil NaduGovernance

      Salem becomes a municipal corporation

      Salem municipality was declared the Salem City Municipal Corporation on 1 June 1994.

    2. 1 Jun 1994TirunelveliGovernance

      Tirunelveli becomes a municipal corporation

      Merged with the municipalities of Palayamkottai and Melapalayam, Tirunelveli became a corporation.

  5. 1997

    1. 1997KanchipuramGovernance

      Chengalpattu district split into Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur

      The old Chingleput district was divided into Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts in 1997.

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