Bhubaneswar: A day after announcing the creation of 324 new notified area councils (NAC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that Birmaharajpur in Sonepur district would also get NAC status.
With the inclusion of Birmaharajpur in the list, the number of new NACs being formed in the state has gone up to 35 now, an official release said.
Birmaharajpur is at present a sub-divisional headquarters in Sonepur district in western Odisha.
On Saturday, the CM had announced the formation of 34 new notified area councils in 20 districts and the upgradation of five existing NACs into municipalities.
The government, in a statement, said the new NACs and municipalities were created in view of the public demand and increasing population and socio-economic development of the state.
The five NACs, which have been upgraded into municipalities, are Boudhgarh in Boudh district, Karanjia in Mayurbhanj, Kantabanji in Bolangir and Chatrapur and Aska in Ganjam, official sources said.
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