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Panchkula Pauses Plan to Relocate Illegal Gandhi Colony

Representative AI image PANCHKULA: The Panchkula administration has temporarily halted its plan to relocate the illegal Gandhi Colony, a large slum settlement along the route to Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, despite ongoing unsanitary conditions affecting both residents and pilgrims. City departments began surveying the encroached area in September of last year in preparation for the Navratri festival, with plans to relocate the slum dwellers to Kharag Mangoli. This decision followed a meeting of the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, which aimed to make the temple grounds completely free of encroachments to…

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Gandhi Colony in Panchkula Faces Demolition Before Navratras

PANCHKULA: Authorities are gearing up to clear encroachments in Gandhi Colony, a large slum on the way to Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, ahead of Navratras starting Sept 22. Despite a previous agreement from the Panchkula municipal corporation to regularize colonies with 1-marla plots, this illegally constructed settlement on HSVP and MC land is marked for demolition. A recent survey led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Nisha Yadav revealed nearly 1,000 structures occupying 4 acres of encroached land. The colony, adjacent to various housing societies, the police commissioner’s office, and the temple, has faced ongoing scrutiny. A notable police presence during the…