According to sources, the government notification issued a few days ago would be placed at the Council meet for acceptance of by the councillors.

Within the next few days, the civic body is expected to form a team of officials drawn from all departments with an IAS officer at its helm.

Besides preparing a list of issues faced by the local bodies that are to be amalgamated with the Chennai Corporation, the team would study their financial condition.

A detailed report on proposals, such as the number of new wards that need to be created, basic amenities in different local bodies and the absorption of employees from municipalities, is expected to be submitted to the State government within six months.

As the government notification revolves around delimitation of all Corporation wards (including the existing 155) based on population, the number of wards in the bigger corporation is expected to be around 200.

The delimitation process may reduce the number of wards in the existing Chennai Corporation limit to 120 (from 155) and the other 42 local bodies annexed to the new corporation may get their share of wards based on the respective head count.