Editing Thiruvananthapuram (section)

== Administration ==
{{Main|Administration of Trivandrum district}}
[[File:Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram.jpg|thumb|[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] Building]]
The [[Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation|Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram]] or TMC oversees and manages the civic infrastructure of the city's 100 wards.<ref name="citad">{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/administration |website=Thiruvananthapuram Corporation |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Each ward elects a [[councillor]] to the Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram. TMC has the power to act as the local government of the city.<ref name="orgst">{{cite web |title=Institutional Setup of Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram |url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/organisational-structure |website=Thiruvananthapuram Corporation |publisher=Information Kerala Mission |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> TMC is headed by the Mayor, who is elected from among the [[councillor]]s. The Mayor is responsible for the overall supervision and control of the administrative functions of the TMC. The corporation discharges its services through standing committees.<ref name="orgst" /> The corporation secretary is an officer appointed by the [[Government of Kerala|government]], who serves as the administrative head of the TMC and implements the council's decisions based on the resolutions adopted by the council. The functions of the Municipal Corporation are managed by seven departments—engineering, health, general administration, council, accounts and revenue.<ref name="orgstruc">{{cite web |title=Organisation Structure |url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/sites/default/files/TMC%20-%20Organization%20Structure.pdf |publisher=Thiruvananthapuram Corporation |access-date=24 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124171252/http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/sites/default/files/TMC%20-%20Organization%20Structure.pdf |archive-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> For the decentralised role of TMC, eleven Zonal Offices are created. The zonal offices are in Fort, Kadakampally, [[Nemom]], [[Ulloor]], Attipra, Thiruvallom, [[Kazhakkuttom]], [[Sreekaryam]], [[Kudappanakunnu]], [[Vattiyoorkavu]] and [[Vizhinjam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zonal Operations |url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/zonal-operations |website=Thiruvananthapuram Corporation |publisher=Information Kerala Mission |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> The functions of the TMC include water supply, drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid-waste management, and building regulation. The [[Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority]] is responsible for the statutory planning and development of the [[Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area|greater Thiruvananthapuram]] region.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority |url=http://www.trida.kerala.gov.in/about-us |website=Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority |publisher=Information Kerala Mission |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>

As the seat of the [[Government of Kerala]], Thiruvananthapuram is home to not only the offices of the local governing agencies but also the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and the state secretariat, which is housed in the [[Kerala Government Secretariat|Kerala Government Secretariat complex]]. Thiruvananthapuram has two parliamentary constituencies—[[Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Attingal]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram]]—and elects five Members of the Legislative Assembly ([[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLAs]]) to the state legislature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constituencies |url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/constituencies |website=Corporation of Trivandrum |publisher=Information Kerala Mission |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134616/http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/constituencies |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Kerala Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Kerala Government Secretariat]] is the seat of administration of the Government of Kerala]]

===Law and order===
The [[Thiruvananthapuram City Police]] is the main law-enforcement agency in the city. It is headed by a [[Police commissioner|commissioner of police]].<ref name="poli">{{cite web |title=Governance of District Police, Thiruvananthapuram City |url=http://www.tvmcitypolice.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram-city-police/about-us/governance |website=District Police Office, Thiruvananthapuram City |publisher=State Police Computer Centre |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134455/http://www.tvmcitypolice.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram-city-police/about-us/governance |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Thiruvananthapuram city police]] is a division of the [[Kerala Police]], and the administrative control lies with the [[Department of Home (Kerala)|Kerala Home Ministry]]. Thiruvananthapuram city police is the largest police division in Kerala, and it consists of four subdivisional offices and 24 police stations and a sanctioned strength of 3,500 police personnel.<ref name="kerpol">{{cite web |title=Work study report on Police Department |url=https://www.kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/3328a672-d76d-4d76-b1aa-f407edaa3662 |format=PDF |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230043540/https://kerala.gov.in//documents/10180/3328a672-d76d-4d76-b1aa-f407edaa3662 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Central Prison, Poojappura|Central Prison]] is the oldest prison in Kerala and the headquarters of [[Kerala Prisons and Correctional Services]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Prisons Headquarters Poojappura |url=http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=74 |website=Kerala prisons and correctional services |publisher=Government of India, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>

===Military and diplomatic establishments===
The [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] is headquartered in the city.<ref name="SAC">{{cite web |title=Southern Air Command Introduction |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5 |website=Official Home Page of Indian Air Force |publisher=Indian Air Force |access-date=24 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134636/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5 |archive-date=25 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Schoolchildren get a 'Command'ing view |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jan/20/schoolchildren-get-a-commanding-view-1759300.html |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=20 January 2018}}</ref> There are two state armed police battalions and a unit of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF) based in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{cite web |title=Armed Police Head Quarter |url=http://www.keralapolice.org/wings/armed-police/armed-police-head-quarter |website=Kerala Police |publisher=State Police Computer Centre, SCRB, Thiruvananthapuram. |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> The CRPF has a Group Headquarters (GHQ) located at [[Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram|Pallipuram]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=G |first1=Ananthakrishnan |title=CRPF religion head count |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120722/jsp/frontpage/story_15758048.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725025842/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120722/jsp/frontpage/story_15758048.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2012 |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=22 July 2012}}</ref> In addition to this, three units of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) and Sector Headquarters (SHQ) of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) are also present. Thiruvananthapuram also houses a large army cantonment in Pangode which houses some regiments of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Up-close look at military weapons |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/Up-close-look-at-military-weapons/article14574294.ece |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

In the city there is a Consulate of the [[United Arab Emirates]],<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE Consulate Thiruvananthapuram Kerala |url=http://uaeconsulate-kerala.com/demo/about-consulate.html |website=Consulate of United Arab Emirates |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> a Consulate of the [[Maldives]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Consulate of Maldives |url=https://www.consulateofmaldives.in/ |website=Consulate of Maldives in Thiruvananthapuram |publisher=Netindia |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> and Honorary Consulates of [[Sri Lanka]], [[Russia]] and [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka |url=http://slhckerala.org/contactus.php |website=Consulate of Sri Lanka in Kerala |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074607/http://slhckerala.org/contactus.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=City needs special zone for diplomatic missions |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/City-needs-special-zone-for-diplomatic-missions/article16771608.ece |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

===Utility services===
The [[Kerala Water Authority]] supplies the city with water that is sourced from the [[Karamana River]];<ref name="water">{{cite web |title=Thiruvananthapuram Water Supply |url=http://www.tvmcity.in/water-supply |website=Thiruvananthapuram Smart City |publisher=Municipal Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007082049/http://www.tvmcity.in/water-supply |url-status=dead }}</ref> most of it is drawn from the [[Aruvikkara]] and [[Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary|Peppara]] reservoirs, and it is treated and purified at the Aruvikkara pumping stations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Renovation on at KWA pumping stations |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/renovation-on-at-kwa-pumping-stations/article5829060.ece |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 March 2014}}</ref> The Wellington Water Works, commissioned in 1933, is one of the oldest city water supply schemes in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wellington Water Works an example of far-sightedness |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/lsquoWellington-Water-Works-an-example-of-far-sightednessrsquo/article16654463.ece |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=31 March 2010}}</ref> The sewage water is treated at Muttathara sewage-treatment plant, which handles 32&nbsp;million litres per day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=B. Nair |first1=Rajesh |title=Sludge disposal poses a hurdle at Muttathara sewage treatment plant |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/sludge-disposal-poses-a-hurdle-at-muttathara-sewage-treatment-plant/article5078955.ece |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=31 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Waste water Management |url=http://www.tvmcity.in/waste-water-mgmt |website=Smartcity Thiruvananthapuram |publisher=C-DIT |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120160503/http://www.tvmcity.in/waste-water-mgmt |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city area is divided into seven blocks for the execution of the sewage system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sewerage Scheme (Thiruvananthapuram) Phase – I |url=https://infrastructureindia.gov.in/view-project?p_p_id=viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fviewproject%2Fview.jsp&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_ppp=Government+Infrastructure+Projects+%28Traditional+Procurement%29&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_projectId=15303&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_currURL=%2Fprojects-list-by-sector%3Fp_p_id%3Dprojectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage%3D%252Fhtml%252Fprojectlistbysector%252Fview.jsp%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_hdSubsectorList%3D%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_keywords%3D%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_advancedSearch%3Dfalse%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_andOperator%3Dtrue%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_orderByCol%3DprojectName%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_orderByType%3Dasc%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_projectlistbysector_WAR_Projectportlet_delta%3D75 |publisher=Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Electricity is supplied by the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]].<ref>{{cite news |title=KSEB commissions substation |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kseb-commissions-substation/articleshow/59745307.cms |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Fire services are handled by the [[Kerala Fire And Rescue Services]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trivandrum to get modern fire fighting equipment for faster aid |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/jul/22/trivandrum-to-get-modern-fire-fighting-equipment-for-faster-aid-1631875.html |access-date=24 January 2018 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=22 July 2017}}</ref>