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Soon, this demand turned into a chorus with other councilors supporting it.Chinchore said Dharwad has all feasibility to get a separate corporation. Keeping in view the growth of the city, there is need to bifurcate HDMC and sanction a separate corporation to Dharwad, he added. HDMC will soon call for a meeting of stakeholders, intellectuals, MLAs and MPs soon and take a final decision, he added. The tax collection in Dharwad is Rs 7.8 crore and has a population of over 5.5 lakh,” he said.As expected, the corporators from Hubballi opposed the demand. Corporators Rajanna Koravi, Pandurang Patil Dashrat Wali said the voice for a separate corporation should be curbed as it would affect the implementation of the Smart City project..