What are the important functions performed by the municipality or Municipal Corporation?

Ans: Municipality arranges for the removal of garbage which causes numerous diseases. They construct sewage to drain out dirty water from our cities and villages. They protect the people from epidemics and other diseases like small pox and cholera. The corporation makes arrangements for vaccination of the people. They also construct public latrines and urinals; maintain dispensaries and hospitals to treat the sick; arrange for water and electricity; maintain and repair roads, bridges and streets and plant trees along the roads for the convenience of the travellers.