ULB polls delayed by 11 years, civic issues of Sambalpur on back burner
1 year, 1 month ago

ULB polls delayed by 11 years, civic issues of Sambalpur on back burner

New Indian Express  

SAMBALPUR: While the general elections round the corner, the failure to hold the Urban Local Body elections in Sambalpur since last 11 years has left the residents to grapple with an array of civic issues. Reportedly, the Sambalpur Municipality was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation in 2014 after including Hirakud NAC and Burla NAC besides seven Gram Panchayats of Dhankauda block and five GPs of Maneswar block under its jurisdiction. On the other hand, opposition parties have expressed discontentment and accused the state government of deliberately adopting dilly-dallying attitude towards the election in Sambalpur Municipal Corporation. Similarly, senior Congress leader, Aswini Guru said, it is shameful that even after around a decade since Sambalpur ULB was upgraded to Municipal Corporation, it has been running without a public representative.

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