In Gujarat, the state government approved the creation of a new district named Vav-Tharad by dividing the existing Banaskantha district in North Gujarat.
The decision was made at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar today. This will be the 34th district of Gujarat, with its headquarters at Tharad.
Briefing the media, State Government Spokesperson Minister Rushikesh Patel said the cabinet also approved the proposal to grant the status of Municipal Corporation to 9 municipalities in the state including Navsari, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Surendranagar, Morbi, Porbandar, and Gandhidham. With this, the state will now have 17 Municipal Corporations and 149 Municipalities.
“The state cabinet has given its nod to divide Banaskantha into two districts in the larger interest of people and the old public demand. Currently, people have to travel 35 to 85 km to reach the Banaskantha district headquarters in Palanpur for various works,” Patel told news agency PTI.
The spokesperson added that, Banaskantha, which has 14 talukas, is the second-largest district in Gujarat by area and currently houses the highest number of talukas in the state.