new 72 municipalities announced

काठमाण्डु टुडे २०७१ वैशाख २५ गते १५:३४ मा प्रकाशित

Kathmandu, May 8: The government has on Thursday announced 72 new municipalities.

A total of 283 VDCs among the 3,916 VDCs in the country were merged to outline the new municipalities as per the recommendation of the Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development.

With this, the number of districts with municipal structures has now reached 62 among the total 75 districts in the country. The number of VDCs in the country is now 3,633.

Thirteen districts—Manang, Mustang, Rukum, Rolpa, Jajarkot, Humla, Kalikot, Mugu, Ramechap, Dolpa, Solukhumbu, Rasuwa and Bajura are yet to get a municipality.

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