Adilabad: The state government is set to upgrade Mancherial municipality into a Grade-1 municipal corporation, with an official notification expected within 10 days.
The corporation will include Mancherial and Naspur municipalities, along with six gram panchayats — Vempalli, Chandanapur, Namnur, Mulkalla, Gudipeta, and Narsingapur — from Hazipur mandal. District officials have already submitted a report on its geographical area, population, and economic viability.
Mancherial Congress MLA K. Premsagar Rao said the upgraded corporation will rival Warangal Corporation in scale and facilities, benefitting from expanded city limits and increased funding opportunities. He highlighted potential development funds from the Ministry of Urban Development, including grants covering 75 per cent of project costs, with additional contributions from the state and corporation.
Rao outlined plans for loans from Hudco to support infrastructure improvements and reiterated his commitment to transforming Mancherial into a hub for education, health, industry, and agriculture to create employment opportunities.
Ongoing projects include a Rs 250 crore super speciality hospital, a mother and child care health centre, the Young India Integrated Residential School, and an international fish pond near the Sripada Yellampalli irrigation project.
