corpration of Chennai:

The Commissioner of the Corporation is the Chief Executive. He has his office in the Ripon Buildings. The Commissioner is assisted by Three Joint Commissioner, one Deputy Commissioners from Indian Administrative Service, Two Chief Engineers and Seven Superintending Engineers.

The actual work of rendering civic service is taken care of by field staff. For the sake of administrative convenience the Corporation area is divided into 10 Zones and each Zone is headed by a Zonal Officer.

The city of Chennai has been described as "The City Beautiful". The Marina with its long stretch of sandy beach, the famous temples with the High towers noted for architectural attraction and the many popular resorts have always been the pride of the city. The Corporation, has been taking earnest efforts to solve the multi-faced problems which has accompanied the rapid growth and expansion of the city.

The city has been growing in size and population. The number of territorial Divisions have grown from 30 in 1919 to 155. Now the population of the city has gone up from 5 lakhs in 1921 to approximately 42 lakhs now. Likewise the area has increased from 27.6 sq.miles in 1921 to 174 sq.kms.