Town Profile

                                                                                                                                              DHARMAPURI DISTRICT

                                             MARANDAHALLI TOWN PANCHAYAT

                                            PROFILE

INTRODUCTION:

Marandahalli Town Panchayat Stilted as Second grade Town panchayat in 1968 Most of this panchayat limits are surrounded by hill with greenish atmosphere. Large number of cows, goats and Foul try Forms are here. And also Coconut trees and Mango trees Arecanut trees, Tamarind tree was also available in Marandahalli.

Marandahalli is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat having a population of about 10177 (as per 2001 census ) (SC-771,ST-1) out of which 5104 and 5073 are male and female population respectively. The town primarily comprises residential, commercial, institutional. The total population of the slum area is about 2500. The slum areas are being given importance for providing Basic Amenities for the uplift of the poor under various schemes.  Marandahalli Town  Panchayat covers the following 2 revenue Village. The town is having 15 wards. The town is headed by the president Town Panchayat and 15 members. The town administration is governed by the Executive Officer of Town Panchayat.

Agriculture is the main occupation of this town panchayat people. No Industries , and Factory in the town panchayat limit.

             The famous "sendarasamy malai " is situated in mallapuram village near the marandahalli town panchayat. The  distance in 5 Km from Marandahalli.

           There is one of the ancient Sivan Temple, and Pattalamman Temple, Angalamman Temple and Mariyamman Temple is here. There are many beautiful status's are seen in the temple.

Transport Facility.

Marandahalli to Palacode and Marandahalli to Dharmapuri bus route.  This is in Dharmapuri Distance in 45 Km. It is 15 km south east of Marandahalli and 45km from Dharmapuri. Marandahalli to Vellichandai and Mrandahalli to Dharmapuri bus route. 

Marandahalli Town Panchayat is situated 45 Km away from Dharmapuri Town. It is on the enroute to Royakottai - Hosur - Bangalore. Marandahalli railway station is situated outside the town. Trains from Bangalore to Dharmapuri via Marandahalli railway station. This is a born to the people of Marandahalli especially business people who come to this town on business affairs from Bangalore, Hosur, Salem , Erode, Coimbatore Kerala etc. It comes under Palacode taluk having no. 81 Marandahalli, as its assembly constituency and no.14 Krishnagiri, as its parliamentary constituency.    

WATER FACILITY:

        Present population of the town is 12451. The source of Drinking water is supplied from Near Athimedttu Pallam Open well water supply scheme  and Hogenakkal combined water supply scheme. It is 5 Kms from Marandahalli. Distributed Water in 3 OHT in  pumping and supplying  71 LPCD.  Otherwise Hand Pumps in 78 places are in this Town Panchayat.  Now, in this Town Panchayat  drinking water supply 140 Nos public Tap available.  Also  local  source of 8 power pump and 70 mini power pump  using  in the town panchayat.

ROADS:

Marandahalli Town Panchayat role regarding road comprises construction of major roads and maintenance of all roads in its jurisdiction, except roads belonging to PWD and Highways department. In the new extension areas within Town Panchayat limits, too, the internal roads are developed and maintained by the local body. It is also responsible for implementing proposals from master plan with regards new major roads and road widening activities. Total road lengths 21.090 Km

STORM WATER DRAINAGE: 

           Pappireddipatti is having effective network of storm water drains to the length of 18.00 km. Provides further details regarding the type of storm water drains in the town.  The  waste water  flows  through roadside  open  drains. As  of  now 13.50 km  length of  regular  road side  drains  exist, though kutcha drains  exist almost along  all road.  There  is  no proper  disposal  of sullage/waste water as it accumulates in Low  Lying  Areas/Depressions effectively draining due  to  sleep natural  gradients.  The  accumulated sullag eacts  as  a   breeding   place  for   mosquitoes   and  files   creating  health  hazards  an  unhygienic environment.

STREET LIGHT:

        The provision and  maintenance of  street lights  is  an  obligatory  function of Marandahalli Town  Panchayat.  The  Tamil Nadu  Electricity Board (TNEB),  a statutory body  formed in 1957 under  the Electricity Supply Act, 1948  supplied  electricity  to  Marandahalli. TNEB  is  responsible for  installing new streetlight poles  and  drawing  electric  cables  to  light  them.The  Town Panchayat   bears  the expenses  incurred.  Temporary  lighting  arrangements  is  also  extended  by  the  local  body in case  of fairs  and  festivals  organized  in  the  town. There  are  about 427 streetlights  in  the town limits. The average  spacing  of  streetlight pole  is 40m,  where  as  the  preferred spacing  of  30m.

 Chronological Developments

                    Till 1981, the Town Panchayats were under the administrative control of Directorate of Rural Development. During 1981, the Government vide G.O. Ms. 828 Dated 7.5.1981, constituted a separate Directorate for the Town Panchayats with the nomenclature of ‘Directorate of Town Panchayats’. However the administrative control of the Directorate of Town Panchayats continued to be with the Rural Development Department at the Secretariat as they were governed under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act 1958. Following the introduction of 73^rd and 74^th amendments to the Constitution of India in the year 1993, all the Town Panchayats were reconstituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 and treated as transitional area. i.e. an area in transition from rural area to an Urban area. Necessary amendments were brought on to the TamilNadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 for this purpose and a separate chapter in respect of Town Panchayats was inserted in the said Act. Consequently though the nomenclature ‘Town Panchayat’ remained unchanged, the administrative control of the Directorate of Town Panchayats was brought under the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department at the Secretariat.