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Administrative Process Begins for Proposed Waluj Municipal Council
Officials have started looking at a plan for a new Municipal Council in the Waluj area.
The plan would bring together gram panchayats from 12 villages.
Five of the villages are in the Waluj area, and seven are in Gangapur taluka.
The district collector asked the Town Planning Department to study the idea and give its opinion.
Other local government offices were also told about the proposal.
A local advocate said he would keep urging officials to move the plan forward.
A former deputy sarpanch said a council could make services like water, roads and sanitation easier to access.
The proposal is at an administrative stage, and the article does not say that the council has been established.
Officials have begun administrative steps toward forming a Waluj Municipal Council by merging gram panchayats from 12 villages.
Five villages are in the Waluj area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, and seven are in Gangapur taluka.
District Collector Vinay Gowda GC issued an order on October 1 requesting a report and opinion from the Town Planning Department.
The order also informed officials from the Zilla Parishad, sub-divisional administration, tehsils and development offices.
Local advocates welcomed the proposal, citing easier access to civic services and the importance of advancing the process.
- Who
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District Collector Vinay Gowda GC and local officials are involved; local advocates support the proposal.
- What
- Administrative steps have begun to consider a Municipal Council combining gram panchayats from 12 villages.
- Where
- The proposed area covers five villages in the Waluj area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district and seven villages in Gangapur taluka.
- When
- The collector's order was issued on October 1; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- Supporters say a council could make civic services and citizens' administrative tasks more accessible.
Key facts
- Proposal
- Establish a Municipal Council by merging gram panchayats from 12 villages.
- Villages in Waluj area
- Vadgaon-Kolhati, Tisgaon, Sahajapur, Pandharpur and Karodi.
- Villages in Gangapur taluka
- Ranjangaon-Shenpunji, Waluj, Kamalapur, Jogeshwari, Anantpur, Ambelohal and Turkabad-Kharadi.
- Order date
- October 1; the year is not stated.
- Requested action
- The Town Planning Department was asked to provide a report and its opinion on the proposal.
- Services cited by a supporter
- Property tax, civic amenities, sanitation, water supply, roads and streetlights.
Quotes
Krishna Lohkare
NCP Youth Congress district vice-president from Ranjangaon-Shenpunji, advocating for the municipal council
“Necessary officials and staff will be made available, citizens’ tasks will be handled more easily, and services related to property tax, civic amenities, sanitation, water supply, roads and streetlights will be accessible at a single location. Therefore, we wholeheartedly welcome this positive step towards establishing a Municipal Council for the CIDCO-Waluj Mahanagar area.”
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“Following up on citizens’ issues ensures that the public’s voice reaches the administration. This has been a positive experience in that regard. I will continue to pursue this matter to ensure the process moves to the next stages and the demand for a municipal council is ultimately realised.”
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