Gangtok: Urban development and Housing development department (UD&HD) is going to issue re-notification on the boundaries of Gangtok Municipal Corporation within second week of September. Because of the objection of more than five wards of not wanting to be under Gangtok municipal corporation and the addition of two more wards under the corporation we now have decided to change the boundary area of GMC what it was published in previous notification.
Therefore, re-notification was necessary for us, said Ujjwal Gurung, the additional secretary of UD&HD. He further said, after the publication of municipal demarcated area, under Sikkim municipal act, 2007 the department should give one month time of public suggestion and comments if there comes any justifiable comments to this end, the department should make necessary change. The same thing has happened in Gangtok Municipal Corporation, he said.Mr. Gurung also said because of this re-notification of GMC area the schedule of municipal election also had to be postponed. Besides, the state election commission also did not agree to conduct the civic election in hurry along with panchayat election simultaneously, he informed.
Therefore, re-notification was necessary for us, said Ujjwal Gurung, the additional secretary of UD&HD. He further said, after the publication of municipal demarcated area, under Sikkim municipal act, 2007 the department should give one month time of public suggestion and comments if there comes any justifiable comments to this end, the department should make necessary change. The same thing has happened in Gangtok Municipal Corporation, he said.Mr. Gurung also said because of this re-notification of GMC area the schedule of municipal election also had to be postponed. Besides, the state election commission also did not agree to conduct the civic election in hurry along with panchayat election simultaneously, he informed.
They have asked for three month time at least for conducting the civic election from the date of this re-notification of GMC area.
