ITANAGAR : Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday held a meeting with officials to deliberate on the operational roadmap for the proposed Tawang Municipality.

Tawang is among four key towns, such as Aalo in West Siang, Ziro in Lower Subansiri and Namsai, for which the state government is advancing proposals to create new municipal bodies. The move is aimed at strengthening urban administration, infrastructure development, and civic amenities.

Taking to social media platform X, the chief minister said that he held a meeting with Tawang MLA Namgey Tsering, Zilla Parishad Chairperson (ZPC) Leki Gombu, Tawang Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo, and Zilla Parishad Members (ZPMs) Tenzin Monpa and Sonam Nordzin to discuss the way forward for establishing urban local governance in the border town.

The state government had earlier issued notifications declaring Aalo, Ziro, Tawang and Namsai as municipal areas under the Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007.

The creation of a dedicated municipal body in Tawang forms part of the state’s broader strategy to decentralise urban governance and cater to the rapid infrastructure and tourism growth in key regional headquarters. (Source: PTI)