Govt declares 72 new municipalities (with list)
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KATHMANDU, MAY 08 – The government has announced 72 newmunicipalities . A Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Thursday announced the new municipilities incluidng 41 declared earlier but unimplemented.
The proposal was put forward by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.
With this announcement, the number of municipalities all over the country has reached to 130.
However, the announcement of four proposed municipalities –Manthali of Ramechhap, Shankharapur of Kathmandu, Karya Binayak and Champapur of Lalitpur districts–could not take place due to criterion disputes.
The government has formed a Municipal Area Determination and Recommendation Committee under Professor Keshav Nanda Giri to settle the disputes and recommend the VDCs that fulfill the infrastructural criteria to be a municipality.
The members of the committee include Joint- Secretary at the Ministry that looks after the municipality division, Joint- Secretary at Urban Development Ministry, deputy general director at Department of Survey, Chairman of the municipality association and vice secretary and member secretary of the Ministry’s municipality division.
The committee has been given one month time to submit its recommendation.
List of newly announced municipalities :
1. Taplejung Municipality – Taplejung district
2. Phidim Municipality – Panchthar district
3. Urlabari Municipality -Morang district
4. Myanglung Municipality -Terhathum district
5. Bhojpur Municipality -Bhojpur district
6. Diktel Municipality -Khotang district
7. Katari Municipality -Udayapur district
8. Shambhunath Municipality -Saptari district
9. Hariwan Municipality -Sarlahi district
10. Chandrapur Municipality -Rautahat district
11. Gadimai Municipality -Bara district
12. Chautara Municipality -Sindhupalchowk district
13. Panchkhal Municipality -Kavre district
14. Nilkantha Municipality -Dhading district
15. Shuklagandaki Municipality -Tanahun district
16. Bandipur Municipality – Tanahun district
17. Kushma Municipality -Parbat district
18. Resunga Municipality -Gulmi district
19. Sandhikharka Municipality -Arghakhanchi district
20. Kohalpur Municipality -Banke district
21. Sunwal Municipality -Nawalparasi district
22. Sharada Municipality -Salyan district
23. Mangalsen Municipality -Achham district
24. Sanphebagar Municipality -Achham district
25. Kanchanpur Municipality -Saptari district
26. Mirchaiya Municipality -Siraha district
27. Dhanusadham Municipality -Dhanusa district
28. Chireshowrnath Municipality -Dhanusa district
29. Gaushala Municipality -Mahottari district
30. Beshisahar Municipality -Lamjung district
31. Gaindakot Municiaplity -Nawalparasi
32. Rajapur Municipality -Bardiya district
33. Jayaprithvi Municipality -Bajhang district
34. Chandannath Municipality -Jumla district
35. Pyuthan Municipality -Pyuthan district
36. Suryodaya Municipality -Ilam district
37. Shani-Arjun Municipality -Jhapa district
38. Kankai Municipaity -Jhapa district
39. Chainpur Municipality -Sankhuwasabha district
40. Belbari Municipality -Morang district
41. Pathari Shanischare Municipality –Morang district
42. Koshi-Haraicha Municipality -Morang district
43. Rangeli Municipality -Morang district
44. Sundar-Dulari Municipality -Morang district
45. Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality -Sunsari district
46. Siddhicharan Municipality -Okhaldhunga district
47. Beltar-Basaha Municipality -Udayapur district
48. Lalbandi Municipaity -Sarlahi district
49 Ishworpur Municipality -Sarlahi district
50. Thaha Municipality -Makwanpur district
51. Nijgad Municipality -Bara district
52. Khairahani Municipality -Chitwan district
53.Chitrawan Municipality -Chitwan district
54. Chapakot Municipality -Syangja district
55. Rampur Municipality -Palpa district
56. Kawasoti Municipality -Nawalparasi district
57. Devchuli Municipality -Nawalparasi district
58. Bardaghat Municipality -Nawalparasi district
59. Sainamaina Municipality -Rupandehi district
60. Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality -Rupandehi district
61. Devdaha Municipality -Rupandehi district
62. Tilottama Municipality -Rupandehi district
63. Krishnanagar Municipality -Kapilvastu district
64. Shivaraj Municipality -Kapilvastu district
65. Dullu Municipality -Dailekh district
66. Lamki-Chuha Municipality -Kailali district
67. Attariya Municipality -Kailali district
68. Api Municipality -Darchula district
69. Punarbas Municipality -Kanchanpur district
70. Belauri Municipality -Kanchanpur district
71. Birtamod Municipality -Jhapa district
72. Beni Municipality -Myagdi district
Source By : ekantipur.com