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VB Probe Looms Over Manimajra Housing Project in Chandigarh

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content, maintaining key details and clarity: — CHANDIGARH: The Municipal Corporation (MC) has initiated a high-value housing project in Manimajra with a reserve price of approximately Rs 800 crore, raising significant concerns due to the lack of a formal policy for allocating 15% of housing units to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), as required by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). This issue is notably sensitive given the ongoing Vigilance investigation into the Uppal Housing Society in Manimajra. Though launched in 2005, the society did not construct or allot any EWS…

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Chandigarh: Manimajra Housing Project Approval in Question

CHANDIGARH: A significant controversy has arisen over the approval of a multi-storey housing project in Manimajra. Senior Deputy Mayor Jasbir Singh Bunty and Deputy Mayor Tarun Mehta have claimed that the agenda was passed unlawfully during the MC’s 352nd general house meeting on August 26. In a letter sent to the local government secretary, the two officials, along with AAP councillor Prem Lata, alleged the agenda was pushed through arbitrarily, violating democratic procedures and the Municipal Corporation Act. They called on the secretary to intervene and nullify the agenda for the greater public good. The councillors contended that opposition members…

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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…