Kolkata Municipal Corporation
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| Motto | Purosree Bibardhan (Bengali) |
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| Formation | 1896 ? |
| Type | Municipal |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
| Official languages | Bengali, English |
| Mayor | Bikash Bhattacharya |
| Staff | 37,829 (as on 31 March 2003) |
| Website | http://www.kolkatamycity.com |
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (formerly Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. The organisation is known, in short, as KMC (previously CMC). This civic administrative body administers an area of 185 sq. km. Its motto, Purosree Bibardhan, is inscribed on its emblem in Bengali script. KMC is headed by Mr. Bikash Bhattacharya the present Mayor of Kolkata.
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The KMC is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
- Water purification and supply
- Sewage treatment and disposal
- Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
- Solid waste management
- Building and Maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers.
- Street lighting
- Maintenance of parks and open spaces
- Cemeteries and Crematoriums
- Registering of births and deaths
- Conservation of heritage sites
- Disease control, including immunization
- Public municipal schools etc.
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