Overview
- Municipal administration sources say the corporation could be carved into three bodies following the council term’s end in February.
- Ward maps for all 300 wards have been submitted, with options under review for three 100-ward bodies or a larger-plus-two-75-ward model.
- Proposed names reported by multiple outlets include Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri.
- Draft designs point to three mayors, five zones and 20 circles per body, each led by a secretary-rank IAS commissioner.
- Recent appointments of two Additional Commissioners overseeing zone clusters and comments by Commissioner R V Karnan signal preparations, with elections expected in April–May after reorganisation.