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Center to Resolve Chandigarh’s Policy Issues

CHANDIGARH: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan will convene a high-level meeting with Chandigarh’s top bureaucrats on Monday to address various longstanding issues that have puzzled the administration for nearly two decades. The meeting aims to tackle problems affecting thousands of residents, including those in urban areas, rehabilitation colonies, and Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) areas, as well as local businessmen and industrialists. The discussions will align with existing regulations and the Chandigarh Master Plan, 2031 (CMP-2031). Following this meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will engage with UT officials on related topics, with the meeting expected to occur in New Delhi…

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Chandigarh IT Park Development Project Stalled

CHANDIGARH: The UT urban planning department has declined to approve the Chandigarh Housing Board’s (CHB) proposal for plotted housing development in the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP). The department referenced the Chandigarh Master Plan (CMP) 2031, which forbids individual plotted development in the city. This decision was shared last week, requiring CHB to reassess its IT Park housing scheme. CHB had put forward a comprehensive proposal intending to replace the previous group housing model with individual plots for sale at the IT Park. However, the urban planning department’s recent communication explicitly stated: “According to the notified Chandigarh Master Plan…

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Chandigarh’s Housing Crisis: Running Out of Space and Time

Representative image created by AI CHANDIGARH: Once designed as a vibrant city of gardens and geometric elegance, Chandigarh now faces a significant challenge — a housing crisis. With only 600 acres remaining for residential development within a 28,170-acre master plan, the aspiration of homeownership in this architectural landmark is becoming increasingly unattainable. The last public housing scheme was initiated in 2016, and since then, the city’s skyline has remained relatively unchanged, despite its population having surged to over 1.3 million, nearly three times its planned capacity. Now, even the limited land available is being designated for government housing, with plans…