2. Introduction
The Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was expanded in
2007 to form the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation.
The city is located on the banks of the Musi River on the
Deccan Plateau. The population of the city is 6.8 million
and that of its metropolitan area is 7.75 million, making it
India's fourth most populous city and sixth most
populous urban agglomeration.
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian
state of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies 650 square
kilometres.
3. Hyderabad is divided into five Zones, 18 circles and 150 wards for
administrative Convinence.
• South Zone
• East Zone
• West Zone
• North Zone and
• Central Zone
4. List of Parastatals in the city
• HMDA
• GHMC
• AP emergency services
• HMWSSB
• MA&UD
• APSHCL
• APSMFC
• Directorate of Economics and Statistics
5. HMDA (2008) GHMC (1869) AP emergency
services
HMWSSB
(1989)
DTCP
(1920)
APSHCL APSMFC Directorate of Economics
and Statistics
Urban planning including town planning
Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings.
Planning for economic and social development.
Roads and bridges.
Water supply
Public health, sanitation and SWM
Fire services
Urban forestry, protection of the environment
Safeguarding the weaker sections of society
Slum improvement and upgradation
Urban poverty alleviation
Provision of urban amenities such as parks,grounds
Burials and burial grounds
Vital statistics
street lighting, parking lots, bus stops etc