Overview of the Municipality / Corporation

                        Introduction

                        Midnapore (also written as Medinipur and Midnapur) is a town in West Bengal, India. The city is the headquarters of, and gives its name to, the Paschim Medinipur district of the state of West Bengal. The town also gives its name to a subdivision of the district. The town used to belong to the Midnapore District until the Partition of Midnapore. The Partition of Midnapore was the administrative breakup of the Midnapore District of West Bengal, India into the western part as Paschim Medinipur and the eastern part as Purba Medinipur districts that became effective on January 1, 2002. With the division of the district, the subdivisions of Medinipur Sadar, Kharagpur, Jhargram, and Ghatal were placed in Paschim Medinipur, with Midnapore, now the district headquarter of only the western half. The undivided Midnapore district had been, at one time, the largest district in West Bengal.

It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as Kasai and Cossye). On the opposite bank of the river is the industrial and railway hub Kharagpur. The bank of Kangasabati River is great for sightseeing and fishing and a popular destination for picnics during the Christmas and New Year's breaks. Unfortunately the bank is being eroded by new construction, brick-kilns and new communities.

Geography

Midnapore is 23 metres above sea-level. Soils near the Kangsabati River are alluvial with a high-degree of clay or sand depending on the locality; whereas soils towards Rangamati are essentially lateritic. The Midnapore town covers an area of 18.36 sq. kms. surrounded by the Cassai river on the south, Panchkuni 1 and Panchkuni 2 G.P. on the west, Siromoni G.P. on the north and Kankabati G.P. on the eat.

Transport

Midnapore is well connected not only to larger cities in the region, but also to smaller towns and villages in the district. Midnapore Railway Station is on the Howrah-Adra and Howrah-Purulia Expres Train routes. Many major express trains pass through Midnapore The proximity to Kharagpur, a major hub of the Indian South-Eastern Railway system, only 30 minutes or less by train, makes Midnapore well connected with the major cities of India. A bus terminus (Central Bus Stand) serves the greater Midnapore area. Many buses ply to smaller towns in the districts of Midnapore West, Midnapore East, Burdwan, Bankura, and Purulia in West Bengal, to districts of Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj and Baleswar in Orisa.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Medinipur had a population of 1,69,127 out of which male population is 85360 and female population is 83,767.This makes it the second largest town in Paschim Medinipur district after Kharagpur. The town is almost equally divided in terms of population between Hindus and Muslims. A witness to the diversity of faith is multiple mosques and temples, many predating British rule. It is an important religious spot for the Muslims of India and Bangladesh. Even though the interesting religious mixture would suggest religions tensions, remarkably Midnapore has never witnessed major Hindu-Muslim communal tensions in recent history.

Governance

Midnapore is a municipality with 25 wards and 94,738 registered voters (2003 statistics). Midnapore elects one person to the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha and one representative to the Lok Sabha of the Parliament of India.

Name of the Urban Local Body:  Midnapore Municipality

Innovative Thought

New launches technology based programme:-Initiative has been taken up for computerization of tax after receiving the revised tax from valuation board in 2015.

Outreach camp is organized in different work under NUHM programme.

Immunization camp is organized by municipality at a regular basis.

Progress update

DPR for water supply scheme under AMRUT is in progress.City is planning to execute the projects engaging professional agency through e-tendering and technical support from Municipal Engineering Directorate under Municipal Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.First technical assessment has been done to find  out whether all the people in the ULB (considering Census 2011 data) are getting treated water and what is the present quantum (LPCD) of supply, iIdentification of existing Source of WaterThe outcome from this survey reveals that For shortage of water i.e less than 135 LPCD further planning is required to augment the water supply and at the same time  planning& designing  as per CPHHEO norm & AMRUT guideline considering source as surface water utilizing the existing infrastructure as much as possible.For that municipality  identify available land at intake point, for water treatment plant, electrical substation, for zonal  Under Ground Reservoir, Overhead Reservoir etc.  & design accordingly,Cost effective designing for replacement/reuse of old usable pipelines and rising main & distribution network,and to assess the additional power requirement for augmentation of the system has been done.

DPR for Green space and Park under AMRUT has been submitted.A park/ open space is normally shortlisted for development where capital investment be lowest in respect of higher benefit to the citizen.First and foremost aspect of is to assess the existing situation and service levels gaps for organized Green Space and Parks based on standards prescribed in URDPFI Guidelines   In order to assess the service level gap the City shall have to review all policies, plans; scheme documents etc., hold discussions with concerned officials and citizens, as per the requirement and conduct physical assessment of city parks to understand the current The city midnapore  should undertake overall assessment of Parks and Open/ Green Space in terms of a) Physical Activities Resources, b) Family Facilities including child friendly play equipment’s, c) Available General Services and Facilities, and, d) Aesthetics

Assessment of the current status of City parks/ open spaces would clearly bring out the gap of open spaces in terms of area allocation, having inadequate citizen friendly features and issues pertaining to its maintenance. And these will lead to formulation of three broad objectives.

DPR for housing for all for the year 2015-16 has been submitted.The urban homeless persons contribute to the economy of the cities and thus the Nation as cheap labour in the informal sector; yet they live with no shelter or social security .  The urban homeless service with many challenges like no access to elementary Public Services such as health, education, food, water and sanitation. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojona (PMAY) also aims at providing a pucca house to every family with water connection, toilet facilities, 24 X 7 electricity supply and access.The Mission seeks to address the housing requirement of urban poor including slum dwellers through “In Situ” Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing through credit linked subsidy, Affordable Housing in partnership and subsidy for beneficiary led individual house.  Under the mission, beneficiaries can take advantage under one component only.Total beneficiaries of the scheme are 1332 nos from slums and of Non Slum projected for the  year 2015-16 .Total cost of the project is Rs. 5391.936 lakhs as per relevant department & P.W.D. schedule of rates.

Mapping under NUHM is in progress.

Action Plan To reduce Water Losses to Less than 20% Midnapore Municipality

Action Plan To reduce Water Losses.

Free Wifi LIC More Area under Supervision of Midnapore Municipality

ADHAR CARD Enlistment & CAMP,MIDNAPORE MUNICIPALITY

Online Property Tax Collection System.Midnapore Municipality

Online Property Tax Collection System.. Pay Property  Tax at your Fingertips , from Anywhere and any time through Online. Midnapore Municipality. Go to web page link http://www.holdingtax.co.in/.