The State government has notified constitution of two new urban development authorities — Mahabubnagar Urban Development Authority and Neelagiri Urban Development Authority (for Nalgonda town)..
The Mahabubnagar Urban Development Authority will include Mahabubnagar, Jadcherla and Bhootpur municipalities and 142 peripheral villages in its purview. The Neelagiri Urban Development Authority would comprise Nalgonda Municipality and 42 peripheral villages in the district.
In separate orders, Municipal Administration Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar said UDAs were constituted to plan for and ensure a well integrated and well planned infrastructure development around major cities and towns so that growth of urbanization in such peri-areas could happen in a planned manner and not as a knee-jerk reaction. The task of the UDAs was to ensure comprehensive master plan of such suburban areas, including the road network, water supply, employment opportunities and growth of satellite townships.
