Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar accorded the district status to Dadri, which is the biggest sub-division in Bhiwani district of the state.
With this, the number of districts in the state will rise to 22.
CM Khattar also announced various developmental projects for Dadri including Rs 1.90 crore for water supply pipeline in Dadri town and Rs 3.5 crore for construction of pedestrian over bridge between Gandhinagar and Grain Market.
List of Districts in Haryana:
1. Ambala
2. Bhiwani
3. Faridabad
4. Fatehabad
5. Gurgaon
6. Hisar
7. Jhajjar
8. Jind
9. Kaithal
10. Karnal
11. Kurukshetra
12. Mahendragarh
13. Mewat
14. Palwal
15. Panchkula
16. Panipat
17. Rewari
18. Rohtak
19. Sirsa
20. Sonipat
21. Yamuna Nagar
22. Dadri