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Palwal made new Haryana district

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for upgrading Palwal as the 21st district of the State, according to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

He said he had announced at a public meeting on March 30 this year that Palwal would be made a district in accordance with the wishes of the people of the area.

Thereafter, a committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Commissioner, Gurgaon Division, Deputy Commissioners of Faridabad and Mewat as its members to identify the areas to be included in Palwal district.

The Cabinet has decided that Palwal would be the headquarters of the new district which would have three tehsils and sub-divisions of Palwal, Hodal and Hathin and four blocks of Palwal, Hodal, Hasanpur and Hathin. The new district will have 282 villages, a total area of 135,933 hectares, and a population of over 8.29 lakh. There will be a Municipal Council at Palwal and Municipal Committees at Hodal and Hathin.

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