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Green nod essential for Manimajra housing project in Chandigarh

Representative image CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh administration’s environment department has informed the municipal corporation that the “user agency” must secure environmental clearances for the MC’s Rs 700 crore housing project in Manimajra. The department has emphasized that this project qualifies under category 8(a) of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2006, necessitating prior environmental clearance. In its letter to the MC, the environment department states, “Township and area development projects covering less than 50 hectares or with built-up areas exceeding 1,50,000 sqm fall under category 8(b) of the EIA notification, dated Sept 14, 2006, hence requiring prior environmental clearance. All projects…

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Chandigarh to invest ₹10.25 crore in Manimajra services

CHANDIGARH: The engineering department of the municipal corporation has projected a budget of approximately Rs 10.25 crore for the provision of essential services on a land parcel in Manimajra, intended for auction as a housing society. Of this total, Rs 4.96 crore has been allocated for public health services, Rs 3.32 crore for road construction, Rs 99 lakh for horticulture, and Rs 37 lakh for electrical services. Additionally, Rs 30 lakh has been earmarked for a common duct to accommodate networking lines for multiple utilities. In the public health segment, the engineering department will implement services such as sewerage, stormwater…

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Chandigarh Civic Body Approves Manimajra Housing Plan & Ads

CHANDIGARH: On Monday, the MC general house approved two significant revenue-generating proposals: the terms for the Manimajra housing scheme and the establishment of 53 new advertisement sites/unipoles. The civic authority will forward the meeting minutes to the Chandigarh administration, and upon approval, will initiate the project. The Manimajra initiative will span over 7.5 acres across five parcels in pocket number 6. Land allotment can be conducted jointly or individually to ensure project viability. Terms and conditions have taken into account all administrative, legal, financial, and engineering considerations for the housing project. The MC has specified that no fragmentation or amalgamation…