Registered No. HSE-49/2016
PART I EXTRAORDINARY
No.450 AMARAVATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 G.519 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (I) DEPARTMENT
Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – The Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016 (Act No.5 of 2016) – Constitution of Bhimavaram Urban Development Authority (BHIMA UDA) with Head Quarters at Bhimavaram – Notification - Orders- Issued. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.O.Ms.No.181, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (I) Department, Dt.17.08.2026)
NOTIFICATION-I
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016 (Act No.5 of 2016), the Government of Andhra Pradesh having regard to the need for the promotion of development activities relating to as a Urban Development Authority to achieve the objectives of the region witnesses tremendous growth in the domains of Industries, Imports and Exports etc. hereby specify a special Urban Development Area for the area comprised within the jurisdiction of West Godavari District consisting of 6 Urban Local Bodies(ULBs), and 19 Mandals and 282 villages to an extent of 2174.675 Sq.Kms with Head Quarters at Bhimavaram as specified in the Schedule appended to this notification to be a Urban Development Area for the purpose of the said Act and the said Area shall be as "Bhimavaram Urban Development Authority (BHIMA UDA)".
SCHEDULE
Details of ULBS and Mandals Constituted in the Jurisdiction of Bhimavaram Urban
Development Authority (BHIMA UDA)
A. URBAN LOCAL BODIES:
| S.No Name of the District Name of the ULB | ||
| 1 | West Godavari | Narsapur Municipality |
| 2 | West Godavari | Palakollu Municipality |
| 3 | West Godavari | Bhimavaram Municipality |
| 4 | West Godavari | Tadepalligudem Municipality |
| 5 | West Godavari | Tanuku Municipality |
| 6 | West Godavari | Akiveedu Nagar Panchayat |
B. MANDALS WITH NO.OF VILLAGES
| S.No Name of the District Name of the Mandal | No.Of Villages Extent (in Sq.km) | |||
| 1 | West Godavari | Narasapuram(Full) | 15 | 165.02 |
| 2 | West Godavari | Mogalthur(Full) | 6 | 126.08 |
| 3 | West Godavari | Palakollu (Full) | 19 | 86.765 |
| 4 | West Godavari | Poduru(Full) | 14 | 68.6 |
| 5 | West Godavari | Yelamanchili(Full) | 15 | 86.97 |
| 6 | West Godavari | Achanta(Full) | 10 | 73.01 |
| 7 | West Godavari | Penumantra(Full) | 16 | 82.06 |
| 8 | West Godavari | Tanuku(Full) | 8 | 81.37 |
| 9 | West Godavari | Iragavaram(Full) | 21 | 81.19 |
| 10 West Godavari | Attili(Full) | 14 | 85.86 | |
| 11 West Godavari | Bhimavaram(Full) | 14 | 211.09 | |
| 12 West Godavari | Veeravasam(Full) | 14 | 94.45 | |
| 13 West Godavari | Undi(Full) | 20 | 128.87 | |
| 14 West Godavari | Kalla(Full) | 13 | 157.68 | |
| 15 West Godavari | Palakoderu(Full) | 14 | 92.78 | |
| 16 West Godavari | Akividu(Full) | 15 | 143.86 | |
| 17 West Godavari | Tadepalligudem(Full) | 18 | 220.36 | |
| 18 West Godavari | Pentapadu(Full) | 22 | 117.65 | |
| 19 West Godavari | Vasavi Penugonda(Full) | 14 | 71.01 | |
| Grand Total | 282 | 2174.675 |
NOTIFICATION – II
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (ii) of sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby constitute an Urban Development Authority for the area specified in the Notification – I above for the purpose of the said Act and the said Authority shall be called as the "Bhimavaram Urban Development Authority (BHIMA UDA)" and shall consist of the following members, namely:-
| a The Chairperson to be appointed by the Government; | Chairperson | |
| b | the 'Vice-Chairperson' – who is a Government Officer to be appointed by the Government, shall be the whole time Chief Executive Officer of the Authority and shall be the | Member Convernor: |
| c Director of Town and Country Planning or his Nominee, and | Member: | |
| d OSD | /Joint / Deputy Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration &Urban Development Department | Member: |
| e | Joint / Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department - Member; | Member: |
| f Officers not more than four, dealing with Transportation, Roads & Buildings, Energy & Environment or such other departments as may be deemed necessary by the Government | Member: | |
| g District Collector of the development area | Member: | |
| h Three experts of national or | international repute who possess knowledge in urban governance, urban planning, conservation, environment and transportation to be appointed by the Government | Member: |
(2) Any other officer or expert whom the Government thinks necessary may be invited to the meetings of the authority as special invitee.