Hyderabad, February 11 The Telangana government on Wednesday reorganized the existing GHMC into three separate municipal corporations of Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri.
The government had, in December last year, merged 27 municipalities on the outskirts of Hyderabad into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
Following the merger, GHMC emerged as a mega city with its area increasing from 650 sq km to 2,053 sq kms.
The government, in an order, stated that it had decided to reorganize the existing GHMC into three corporations in view of the administrative requirements arising from the city's expansion.
According to the order, the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation comprises the Serilingampally, Kukatpally, and Qutbullapur zones of GHMC.
The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation comprises the Malkajgiri, L B Nagar, and Uppal zones.
The remaining area, comprising Shamshabad, Rajendranagar, Charminar, Golconda, Khairatabad, and Secunderabad zones, will continue to be called the GHMC.
Each municipal corporation constituted under Wednesday's order will be a separate corporate body.
Meanwhile, the government appointed IAS officers G Srijana and T Vinay Krishna Reddy as Commissioners of the Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporations, respectively.
R V Karnan will continue in the post of GHMC Commissioner after the reorganization, a government order stated.
The term of the GHMC council ended on February 10.
Consequently, the government appointed Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary (Metropolitan Area and Urban Development), as Special Officer for the three municipal corporations of GHMC, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri.
Jayesh Ranjan, Karnan, Srijana, and Vinay Krishna Reddy assumed their new roles on Wednesday morning, an official release said.
