Bihar Government Proposes Expansion of Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation

A proposal to expand the area of Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation in Bihar has been prepared. With this, the process of increasing the area of the Municipal Corporation has been expedited. Dilip Jaiswal, Minister in charge of the district and Minister of Land Reform and Revenue Department, held a meeting in Muzaffarpur Museum on Friday. He said that the proposal to expand the Municipal Corporation is expected to be approved soon. Many senior officials of the Bihar government including Minister Rama Nishad, Minister Kedar Prasad Gupta, Union Minister Rajbhushan Nishad were present in the meeting. According to the proposal, the area of Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation is currently about 32 square kilometers and it has 49 wards. After the expansion, the area of the Municipal Corporation is proposed to be increased to about 53 square kilometers. There are plans to add 15 to 20 new wards. The number of Municipal Corporation wards is expected to reach 70 to 72. Under this, 47 surrounding villages and 16 panchayats will be included in the Municipal Corporation area. This proposal is also being sent to the state government for final approval.