Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Jangaon Municipality Targets Ideal Town Status With Infrastructure Push
Jangaon’s municipality wants to make the town better for people living there now and in the future.
It is working on roads, drains, drinking water and cleanliness.
About Rs 20 crore is being spent on projects in different wards.
Concrete roads are receiving special attention.
A Rs 7 crore box drain is being built to help reduce repeated flooding.
The municipality also plans to improve street lights and add more greenery.
It is taking steps to manage stray dogs, monkeys and encroachments.
Officials also want to collect unpaid taxes and rents and respond to residents’ complaints quickly.
Jangaon municipality plans to develop the town as an ideal town for its growing population and future needs.
Development works worth about Rs 20 crore are underway across wards using UST funds.
A Rs 7 crore box drain is being built to address recurring urban flooding.
The municipality is prioritizing roads, drainage, drinking water, sanitation, street lights and greenery.
Officials are also pursuing tax and shop-rent recoveries, transparent governance and faster grievance redressal.
- Who
- Jangaon Municipal Chairperson Kadakanchi Balamani Srinivas and the Jangaon municipality.
- What
- The municipality is undertaking infrastructure, sanitation, revenue-collection and governance improvements to develop Jangaon as an ideal town.
- When
- The works are currently underway; the chairperson described priorities during her tenure.
- Where
- Across various wards of Jangaon.
- Why
- To address the town’s growing population and future needs, including recurring urban flooding, while improving public infrastructure and municipal services.
- Development spending
- Around Rs 20 crore in works across various wards
- Funding
- UST funds
- Drainage project
- A Rs 7 crore box drain is under construction
- Priority infrastructure
- Roads, drainage, drinking water and sanitation
- Other initiatives
- Encroachment regulation, street-light maintenance and greenery promotion
- Revenue measures
- Recovery of pending taxes and municipal shop rents
- Governance priorities
- Transparent administration and prompt grievance redressal