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Chandigarh: UT to hire consultant to assess if city can cope with vertical growth

Chandigarh, May 31 -- As Chandigarh prepares for its most significant urban transformation since its creation, the administration is moving to answer a question that architects and planners have been ... Read More


Chandigarh: Tribune flyover extension plan put in motion even as Ph-1 in limbo

Chandigarh, May 28 -- Even as the first phase of the Tribune flyover project is in limbo after the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) stayed the felling of nearly 500 trees, the Ministry of Road Trans... Read More


Chandigarh's mixed land use plan to reshape key infra, experts raise concern over congestion

Chandigarh, May 26 -- Residents of Chandigarh could soon find their neighbourhoods transformed as the administration has pushed a mixed land use plan that promises convenience but raises concerns over... Read More


Architects flag infra challenges in Chandigarh administration's push for high-rises

Chandigarh, May 24 -- The Chandigarh administration has moved ahead with a sweeping rewrite of its Master Plan-2031, pushing for high-rise, high-density development that would allow more people to liv... Read More


Camera traps find leopard presence in Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Years after indirect signs hinted at their presence, camera traps have now confirmed leopards inside the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, with a recent survey offering the first system... Read More


Chandigarh plans first high-rise housing in Phase 3, periphery to absorb demand

Chandigarh, May 23 -- In a decisive break from the city's long-standing low-density planning model, the UT administration has proposed a shift toward high-rise vertical expansion to accommodate a grow... Read More


UT mulls raising FAR for staff housing on industrial plots

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The UT administration is mulling a policy revision to enhance the permissible residential component in industrial plots to house staff, especially those working late shifts. The... Read More


Chandigarh: Audit flags lapses in estate office, rRs.r13 crore Motor Market dues unpaid

Chandigarh, May 19 -- The audit of the estate office, Sector 17, exposed a major lapse in enforcing revenue recovery norms, with government dues worth Rs.13.28 crore unpaid by Motor Market allottees. ... Read More


Chandigarh admn to turn land reclaimed from Colony 4 into urban forest

Chandigarh, May 15 -- The city is set to witness a major ecological transformation as the site of the erstwhile Colony No. 4, once the city's largest slum cluster located near Industrial Area Phase 1,... Read More


Chandigarh administration mulls new policy to break big industrial plots into smaller biz hubs

Chandigarh, May 12 -- In a policy shift aimed at optimising land use and supporting smaller businesses, the Chandigarh administration is preparing to introduce a "fragmentation policy" that will allow... Read More