The Punjab Government today finally cleared the formation of a nagar panchayat comprising the areas of Naya Gaon, Kansal, and Nadah. The Local Bodies Minister, Punjab, Choudhary Jagjit Singh, today told The Tribune that the government would issue a formal notification in this regard before the end of this week. However, neither the minister nor any senior official of the Department of Local Government, Punjab, threw light on how the government had found a way around the recent decision of the Central Government, striking down the state�s plea to get over 65,000 hectares of land out of the purview of the various central and state Forest Acts. A statement issued by the office of the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Punjab, and MLA, Morinda, under which the entire area of the proposed NP falls, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, said the NP status for the area had been cleared with the Chief Minister, Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, today giving the final nod to a proposal in this regard.
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