Adoni Municipality

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Adoni Municipality
Formation1865
Merger of Municipal Corporation
Type Governmental organisation
Legal status Local government
PurposeCivic administration
Headquarters Adoni
Location
Coordinates15.621282, 77.273777
Official language
Telugu
Chairman
Kuruba Sarojamma
Municipal Commissioner
B.sreekanth
Website https://adoni.cdma.ap.gov.in/

Adoni Municipality is the local self-government in Adoni, a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a special grademunicipality. [1]

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Administration

The municipality was formed in the year 1865. It is spread over an area of 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi) and has 41 municipal wards. [2] The Elected Wing of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairman. [3] Whereas, the Executive Wing is headed by a municipal commissioner. [3] The present municipal commissioner of the city is B.Sreekanth [4] and the chairperson is Kuruba Sarojamma. [5]

The municipality has approximately, 32,856–33,071 households. In 2013–14, the total income generated by the municipality was ₹ 15.808 crore and the expenditure spent was ₹ 13.0373 crore . [2]

Awards and achievements

The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). [6] In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Adoni Municipality was ranked 148th in the country. [7]

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References

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