Gujarat govt approves creation of new district named Vav-Tharad

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 yesterday. 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.