Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 12 (ANI): The West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday passed the Howrah ward delimitation amendment bill, with state ministers stressing the need to redraw ward boundaries in view of the growing population and ensure effective delivery of civic services. West Bengal Minister Shankar Ghosh also backed the bill, saying the growing population made delimitation necessary to ensure effective delivery of services. Considering the growing population of West Bengal, this is a very necessary bill," Ghosh said. "A previous bill had quite a few errors, so we rejected it today and have brought a fresh Howrah Amendment Second Bill. The passage of the Howrah ward delimitation amendment bill comes amid the state government's efforts to restructure civic wards in line with changing population patterns and improve the delivery of public services.