Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday notified the formation of 24 new Notified Area Councils (NASs) as per an announcement made by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the occasion of Self-Governance Day. Draft notification was also issued regarding the creation of five new municipalities.
During the Self-Governance Day celebrations on August 31, the Chief Minister had announced the establishment of 36 new urban local bodies (ULBs) across the state. These included the upgradation of Puri to a municipal corporation, and the creation of 28 NACs and seven municipalities. Draft proposals for
the same had been prepared earlier.
As per the latest draft notification, Boudh district will get Boudhgarh as a new municipality. Similarly, Bhanjanagar, Kabisuryanagar and Polsara in Ganjam district have been upgraded to municipalities, while Karanjia has been declared a municipality in Mayurbhanj.
This apart, final notification has been issued for 24 new NACs to be set up across 14 districts. These include Pallahara in Angul district; Simulia in Balasore; Sohela in Bargarh; Tihidi and Dhusuri in Bhadrak; Salipur, Badamba and Narsinghpur in Cuttack; Gondia in Dhenkanal; Jagannathprasad and Patrapur in Ganjam; Narla and Jayapatna in Kalahandi; Tangi in Khurda; Borigumma in Koraput; Bangriposi, Chitrada, Kaptipada and Rasgobindpur in Mayurbhanj; Bisamcuttack in Rayagada; Bamra and Rengali in Sambalpur; and Birmaharajpur in Subarnapur district.
With the creation of these ULBs, the total number of municipalities in in the state has increased to 53, while the number of NACs has gone up to 86.