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Panchkula civic body highlights ₹37 crore in property tax dues

PANCHKULA: The municipal corporation (MC) has identified property tax arrears totaling ₹37.68 crores from 697 properties, each with outstanding dues exceeding ₹2 lakhs. This list includes private and government properties, all of which have received notices to clear long-standing dues. According to MC records, private properties contribute ₹25.95 crores to the arrears, while government properties account for ₹11.73 crores. Leading the private defaulters is Hotel North Park in Sector 32, owing nearly ₹2 crores. Other major defaulters include Appworx IT Solutions Pvt Ltd in IT Park, Sector 22 (₹77.11 lakhs), New Bansal Electronics (₹40.04 lakhs), Satyam I Way (₹38.97 lakhs),…

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HSVP Seeks 196 Acres for Housing Hub near Aravalis

Representative AI image GURUGRAM: HSVP has begun the procurement process for 196 acres of land from willing owners across eight villages in Gurgaon under the e-Bhoomi scheme. The largest parcel identified is 107 acres in Shikohpur, designated for a residential sector near the Aravalis. The proposal is currently under review at HSVP headquarters, with negotiations with landowners set to commence only after approval, according to officials. Shikohpur, located along the Delhi-Jaipur highway, accounts for over half of the land offered by farmers. Officials indicated that property owners in the village prefer to sell approximately 107 acres voluntarily rather than through…

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Panchkula to Take Over 11 HSVP Sectors

PANCHKULA: The Haryana government is set to transfer management of 11 sectors from the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) in a significant administrative reform. This change aims to eliminate long-standing jurisdictional overlaps and consolidate governance under one authority. Panchkula Mayor Sham Lal Bansal announced on Saturday that Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved the consolidation plan. Saini has instructed that all independent public departments operating within municipal boundaries be completely integrated into the MC, ensuring clear accountability. The management of local services in Panchkula has historically been fragmented among the MC, HSVP, Panchkula…

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HSPCB Alerts HSVP on Illegal C&D Waste Dumping in Haryana

Representative image. PANCHKULA: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has served a show-cause notice to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) concerning alleged illegal dumping and storage of construction and demolition (C&D) waste on HSVP land in Sector 5. The notice, issued by the HSPCB regional office in Panchkula, highlights that a recent field inspection revealed substantial amounts of C&D waste dumped in violation of the Environment (Construction and Demolition Waste Management) Rules, 2025. According to HSPCB, this dumping is contributing to air pollution, land degradation, public nuisance, and health hazards, indicating the authority’s failure to fulfill its statutory…

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Haryana Sets June 30 Deadline for Online Land Sale Actors

Representative Image GURUGRAM: The Haryana government has set June 30, 2026, as the deadline for landowners to join the ongoing e-Bhoomi initiative, through which land is acquired with owner consent for urban, commercial, and institutional development throughout the state. HSVP (Haryana Shahari Awas Pradhikaran) is seeking to procure land to introduce new sectors. Notably, HSVP has not launched any new sectors in Gurgaon in the past 20 years. They have identified 1.7 lakh acres across 71 towns, marking it as one of the largest voluntary land procurement efforts in the state. The initial phase aims to acquire approximately 47,000 acres.…