Haryana announces seven new municipal corporations


Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) The Haryana government Thursday announced the creation of seven new municipal corporations (MC) in the state.

The new MCs will be Yamuna Nagar, Panchkula (adjoining Chandigarh), Ambala, Rohtak, Panipat, Karnal and Hisar, a state government spokesman said here.

Till now, the state had only two full-fledged municipal corporations in Faridabad and Gurgaon, both adjoining national capital New Delhi.

Haryana has 21 districts at present and an estimated population of about 25 million.