Give a brief description of local government bodies that exist for urban areas.

• Urban government bodies have been created for towns and large cities. Towns and small cities have municipalities. Large cities are constituted into municipal corporations. Both municipalities and municipal corporations are controlled by elected bodies consisting of people’s representatives.
  
• The political head of the Municipality is the Municipal Chairperson. In a Municipal Corporation such an officer is called the Mayor.
  
• Local urban government bodies solve the problems of their area relating to Water Supply, Health, Drainage, Waste Management, Cleanliness, Lighting, etc.