The formation of a new Municipality Council , courtesy , the BJD leadership had brought in lots of hope and inspiration amongst the local population of the town . Paralakhemundi is one of the Oldest Municipality of the state , as old as 110 years , but the Urban conditions have left a lot to desire . The town had one of the best drainage facilities , thanks to the early British planners , who utilized the higher elevation of the town , and the gravitational pull to decant the water down the drains into the Mahendrataneya River . Unfortunately this is now history , as unplanned constructions , ever expanding buildings , concrete jungle and encroachments have now resulted in chaotic flooding even after a few millimeters of rains . 

Encroachment is a generalized terminology , that can only be understood when there is a descriptive evaluation of the real time scenario . The main market is the best example of how the excess water from the various trading organisations was drained down to the last point of the town that is the Gopalapuram , located on the AP side . The drains that connected the main market was about six feet deep and three feet wide , and every debris could flow down without any obstacles . This is now a thing of the past , and the drains are choked , stopped , constructed upon .A couple of years back in the name of renovating the drains and creating a passage for the water flow several drains constructed by Municipality , were squeezed and narrowed down , thanks to the lack of foresight and selfish motivation . Interestingly none of the elected leaders of the Municipality in the past or present seem to have development close to their heart . It has been restricted to election extempore , and now the basic attitude is who will do the work and how much amount is being invested on a project .

Corruption is another subject that has been the bane of the Paralakhemundi Municipality . Right from the purchase of appliances to beautification activity , the people who are involved seem to be more concerned about the kickbacks they will receive . An example to cite is the Beautification of the Sankuri Bandha(pond) adjacent to the Kali Temple and Congress Office . Under the directions of the then Collector Mansi Nimbal , the project was undertaken . Stuffed  animals , lawns etc were laid out and the same became redundant within a year . The agency which had undertaken the job simply disappeared and refused to take up the management aspect . Street lights , sanitary equipment , cleaning materials etc are all purchased at exorbitant quotations , with hefty commission down the line .

Cleanliness , unkempt roads , unfinished roads , pot holes , leaking PHED pipes etc are the norms that are seen everywhere , but who cares???