Tuesday, 13 AUGUST 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
In latest news from Uttarakhand, keeping the upcoming urban local body polls in view, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government has taken some important decisions upgrading status of municipal councils to municipal corporations and elevating grade level of one municipality council during the cabinet meeting held in the secretariat in Dehradun.
In steps perceived to aim to further BJP’s urban poll prospects, the cabinet approved the proposal to upgrade the municipal councils of Almora and Pithoragarh into municipal corporations. This aside, the cabinet nodded the proposal to elevate the Doiwala municipal council from the three grade level to grade one level. Moreover, the geographical territory of Ramnagar municipal council will be expanded as per the cabinet meeting’s decision.
An observer said that this is a smart move on the part of the saffron party leadership and it might help it maintain its traditional urban turfs.
