Chandigarh July 6: Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today gave approval to the separation of Kalka and Pinjore areas from the limits of Municipal Corporation, Panchkula and constitution of separate Municipal Council, Kalka.
A common municipal body for Kalka and Pinjore area by separating it from the Municipal Corporation, Panchkula will be highly convenient for the people of Kalka and Pinjore area to avail various municipal services at a convenient nearest place which will reduce time, distance and cost.
The area of existing Municipal Corporation Panchkula shall now be divided into two areas. The Panchkula area would include 21 villages namely Chowki, Nada, Saketri, Beed Ghahhar, Ramgarh, Billa, Nangal, Jaswant Garh, Kot, Khangesra, Nanngal, Moginand, Bhanu, Beed Babupur, Jaloli , Sukhdarshanpur, Toka, Dabkori, Chandi Mandir, Mankya, Alipur and Khatoli and erstwhile Municipal Council of Panchkula.
The 22 villages of Pinjore namely Bhagwanpur, Bitna, Dhamala, Islam Nagar, Lohgarh, Surajpur, Manakpur Devilal, Manankpur Nanak Chand, Manakpur Thakar Dass, Rajjipur, Mohabaatpur, Milk, Gumthala, Bhogpur, Damdama, Bisawal, Kheda, Majri Jatta, Rampur Siyudi, Vasudevpuri, Meerpr, Bakshiwala and Raipur and 11 villages of Kalka namely Bhairo Ke sair, Kanguwala, Kheda Sitaram, T Dangra, Hansua, Tangra Hakimpur, Tangra Hari Singh, Tangra Kali Ram, Tangra kangan, Tangra Sahu, Tipra and Majra Mehtab shall comprise the Kalka Pinjore area alongwith these towns.
Haryana Cabinet also decided to issue of Ordinance for Amendment in Section 4(4) of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 to increase the prescribed limit of five years from the date of constitution of new Municipal Corporation to the day of its first election by six months. It may be recalled that the said five years term in case of Municipal Corporation Sonipat got completed on July 5, 2020. The process of wardbandi and reservation of seats / wards has already been completed, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, it has not been possible to hold the election of Municipal Corporation, Sonipat.
To avoid legal complications in the matter, it has decided to amendment in Section 4(4) of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, to conduct the elections of newly constituted Corporations within five years and six months from the date of their constitution. Since, the State is not in Session, it has decided to amend the Act by way of an Ordinance and the same shall be placed before the State Legislature, in the next Session.