Fatehpur, Kaushambi to be reorganised in UP

Lucknow, May 23 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh government today decided to reorganise Fatehpur and Kaushambi districts and set up Sahabar tehsil against Soro tehsil in the new Kanshiram Nagar.

A decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mayawati.

Five revenue areas of Khaga tehsil -- Khaga, Bijipur, Manjhanpur, Kahkredu and Dhata now have been now included in Khaga tehsil head quarter, while Nagar Panchayat Khaga and Kishanpur Nagar Panchayat would be included in Kaushambi district.

Besides, Rampur Thasirao would be constituted with Airaya, Kotla, Hathgam (revenue areas of Khaga tehsil) and Rampur Thariyaon, Hussainganj (revenue areas of Fatehpur).

The cabinet also decided to set up Sahabar tehsil after cancellation of Soro tehsil in the newly Kanshiram Nagar. The district head quarter of Kanshiram Nagar would, however, remain in Kaasganj.

On April 15, Ms Mayawati had announced exclusion of Kaasganj teshil from Etah district and set up of new Kanshiram Nagar district.

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