GUWAHATI: The Assam government has constituted the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation, comprising 22 wards, answering a long-standing demand of the residents.
An order to this effect was issued on Wednesday making it only the second municipal corporation in the state after Guwahati.
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According to reports, chairman of the now defunct Dibrugarh Municipal Board, Saikat Patra, has been appointed Mayor of Dibrugarh city.
According to 2011 Census, Dibrugarh had a population of 1,326,335 while Guwahati City recorded 962,334 people.
The decision comes after receiving a proposal from the District Commissioner (DC) of Dibrugarh, dated October 7, 2023, seeking the inclusion of 22 ward areas in the proposed Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation.
Following the proposal, a notification for the constitution of the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation was published on November 20, 2023, under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Objections were invited from the inhabitants of the respective city or town and panchayat areas under sub-section (4) of section 3 of the said Act.
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Four claims and objections were received through the Dibrugarh DC, along with specific observations. After careful examination and deliberation, the Governor of Assam considered three claims and objections while rejecting one claim and objection, deemed devoid of merit.
In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (5) of section 3 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022, the Governor of Assam finally constituted the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation with delineated wards and boundary marks.
