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Kolkata Municipal Corporation board dissolved, state appoints administrator to head civic body

Kolkata, June 8 (UNI) In a significant move, the West Bengal government on Monday dissolved the board of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and appointed the civic body's Municipal Commissioner as its administrator.
An order issued by the Municipal Affairs Department saidthe dissolution was carried out under the provisions of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. As a result, all elected members of the Corporation, the Mayor-in-Council, the Mayor, the Chairman and all committees constituted under the Act have been asked to vacate their offices.
The government order states that, following the dissolution, the powers and responsibilities previously exercised by the KMC’s councillors and mayoral council members would now be carried out by the Administrator.
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