Carved out of the present Thane district, Palghar has a population of more than 1.10 crore people.
Bangar who is set to be Palghar's first collector is presently the CEO of Satara Zilla Parishad, the home town of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
The countdown for the birth of the new district has begun and the revenue machinery preparing for the day when the new district will be declared the Chief Minister at a function at Palghar on August 1.