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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled civic bodies in Delhi are set to be dissolved in the next five days, with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation's term set to end on Wednesday. According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, the central government will appoint a "special officer" to run the new unified civic body until the first meeting of the corporation is held. The other two civic bodies -- North Delhi Municipal Corporation and East DMC -- will be completing their terms on May 19 and May 22, respectively. A senior SDMC official said the exercises of the deliberative wing, which is formed by the elected representatives, will cease to operate from Wednesday but the civic body will keep functioning its obligatory duties. "From tomorrow, there will no policy-making exercises in SDMC. Meetings of the SDMC house, standing committee will also not be carried out. The Union home ministry will issue a separate notification for dissolving the three civic bodies and unify them," the official told PTI requesting anonymity. He said normal functions of the municipality such as sanitation exercise and health-related services among others will continue and be carried out by bureaucrats. "After the three civic bodies are dissolved, the Union home ministry will appoint 'special officer' to the new unified body," he added. SDMC's standing committee chairman BK Oberoi echoed similar views and said that in the absence of the elected representatives, the executive wing, which comprises bureaucrats and other officials in the municipality, will continue to function. "Except for policy-making and meetings of different committees of elected representatives, the SDMC will keep discharging its functions normally. However, the public ...