Formation of Vasai-Virar municipal corporation

The state had issued a notification on July 3, 2009 that the municipal councils of Nallasopara, Virar, Navghar-Manickpur and Vasai along w...

The state had issued a notification on July 3, 2009 that the municipal councils of Nallasopara, Virar, Navghar-Manickpur and Vasai along with 53 adjoining villages would be merged to create the new municipal corporation of Vasai-Virar. Forty-nine of the 53 village panchayats that have unanimously objected to the merger. Here is the notification

“Thane: District's unit of Shiv Sena today said that they will go on fast unto death from tomorrow as a protest against the formation of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.
Shiv Sena leader Vivek Pandit in a release said that he will go on hunger strike in front of Vasai tehsil office from tomorrow opposing the move of forming Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation from tomorrow, the Martyr's' day.
The corporation was formed despite the opposition of 43gramsabhas out of 53, which were merged in the corporation,when their opinion was sought by the government in September2006, a letter addressed to Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, on behalf of Pandit, said.
Moreover, the government received 12,000 objections against the move, it said.Read more”