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Chandigarh Admin Orders Firefighting System in Dhanas Colony

CHANDIGARH: Concerned about the lack of a firefighting system at the Dhanas Rehabilitation Colony, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has urged the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to expedite its installation. The administrator expressed frustration over the delays and has instructed the CHB to take immediate action and report back within a month. Over 45,000 lives are at risk in the city’s largest rehabilitation colony, which has been without a firefighting system for 13 years. The colony contains 8,448 flats allocated to slum dwellers as part of a Government of India scheme, with residents moved in since 2013.…

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Chandigarh: CHB to Survey Demand for Sector 54 Housing

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is set to initiate a survey to assess the demand for its planned housing project in Sector 54. A senior official from UT stated, “In a few days, we will determine the provisional pricing for various categories of apartments. Following this, a demand survey will be conducted. The response will guide the final project plan, including the distribution of flats across different categories.” To estimate housing prices, CHB will consider land costs, aligned with collector rates, alongside construction expenses for each unit. Additionally, the project will allocate 15% of units for economically weaker section…

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Mohali Body Earns ₹961 Crore from Property E-Auction

MOHALI: The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) generated ₹961 crore from its recent e-auction of properties, which concluded on Monday. Notably, the prices of premium residential plots have shown slight softening compared to the auction held in June. A one kanal (500 square yard) residential plot in Sector 65 was sold for ₹6.74 crore against a reserve price of ₹6 crore, slightly lower than the ₹6.87 crore fetched in June for a similar plot with a base price of ₹6.35 crore. Other one-kanal plots in the latest auction were sold for prices ranging from ₹5.6 crore to ₹6.87 crore,…

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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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Punjab Cabinet Approves Denotification of Land Pooling Policy

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet approved the denotification of the land pooling policy that the AAP government had recently retracted. This decision was made during a council of ministers meeting led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The Cabinet announced the retraction of the housing and urban development department’s notification regarding the Land Pooling Policy 2025, originally issued on June 4, along with its subsequent amendments, according to a spokesperson from the chief minister’s office. In light of pressure from farmer organizations and opposition parties, the Punjab government officially withdrew the land pooling policy on August 11, despite initially branding it as…

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DLF to invest ₹23,500 crore in ongoing housing projects

NEW DELHI: DLF Ltd, India’s leading real estate firm, plans to invest ₹23,500 crore to finalize its ongoing residential projects in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. As outlined in an investor presentation, the total estimated cost to complete these launched projects is ₹23,500 crore. To finance the pending construction, DLF has reported a cash reserve of ₹10,429 crore, with ₹7,782 crore held in an escrow account regulated by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). Furthermore, the company holds receivables totaling ₹37,220 crore from customers for residential properties sold. DLF’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) recently stated in a conference call that the company…

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Land Pooling Policy Delayed Until Aug 7 Hearing: Punjab AG

CHANDIGARH: On Wednesday, the Punjab advocate general informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the land pooling policy would be paused, with no further actions anticipated before the next hearing scheduled for Thursday. This announcement was made in response to a petition filed by Gurdeep Singh Gill, contesting the Punjab government’s land pooling scheme. The court has set Thursday, August 7, as the date for the next hearing. During Wednesday’s proceedings, the court queried whether the policy included provisions for rehabilitating landless laborers. The state has also been instructed to clarify if an assessment of the social impacts was…

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Chandigarh Farmers Still Wait for 2013 Plot Scheme Payouts

Representative image created by AI CHANDIGARH: While the AAP government promotes its new Land Pooling Policy, 2025, farmers in Hoshiarpur village near New Chandigarh have been waiting for over a decade for commercial sites they were promised by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) following land acquisitions in 2013 for the Eco City II (extension) scheme. Though landowners who chose monetary compensation have been paid, those opting for plots still await their final allotments. These landowners have only received letters of intent (LoI), which do not equate to final plot allocations. As a result, their intentions to rent out…

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Chandigarh’s ₹62 Crore Property Tax Disputes in HC

CHANDIGARH: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh officials have disclosed that the city’s top 20 property tax defaulters still owe over Rs 190 crore, with Rs 62 crore in arrear cases currently in litigation in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Various reasons have led occupants of seven out of the top 20 properties to contest the MC’s claimed arrears, resulting in the authority’s inability to recover the dues. All contested properties are classified as commercial. According to official data from the Municipal Corporation, commercial properties in the IT Park owe Rs 45 crore in dues. The Golf Club has not paid Rs…

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18,000+ Tenants and Servants Verified in Chandigarh in 15 Days

Representative image created by AI CHANDIGARH: In a bid to monitor anti-social elements and enhance security ahead of Independence Day, the Chandigarh Police initiated a special campaign to verify tenants and domestic helpers throughout the city. Over a span of 15 days, various police teams conducted verifications for a total of 18,497 tenants and helpers. During the campaign, officers in Sector 49 registered cases against two women employers in Sector 48 for not verifying their domestic helpers through the proper police channels. A total of 9,586 tenants and 8,911 servants were verified across the city’s 16 police stations. This initiative…