Gandhinagar, July 14 -- The state government has finalised the regulations for merging and transferring the settlements under the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency (SSPA) with their original villages, a press release by the Gujarat CMO said.

According to the press release, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the procedure for integrating Narmada settlements with the respective Gram Panchayats. Accordingly, a path has been paved for merging around 127 Narmada settlements across 26 talukas in Ahmedabad Rural, Vadodara, Bharuch, Kheda, Panchmahal, Narmada, Chhota Udepur, and Mahisagar districts with nearby relevant villages.

The work plan presented by the Department of Panchayat, Rural Housing and Rural Development before the Chief...