Section 291(3)(a) in The Bihar Municipal Act, 2007
(a)have regard to-(i)the plans prepared by the Municipalities and the Panchayats in the Metropolitan area;(ii)matters of common interests between the Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat and Panchayts including co-ordinated spatial planning of the area, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated development of infrastructures and environmental conservation;(iii)the overall objectives and priorities set by the Government of India and the State Government;(iv)the extent and nature of investments likely to be made in the metropolitan area by agencies of the Government of India and of the State Government and other available resources, whether financial or otherwise.