Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- Months after the UT administration cleared nearly 40 acres of encroached government land across Sanjay Colony, Janata Colony, Adarsh Colony, Shahpur Colony and the Furniture Market area in Sectors 53 and 54 under its "slum-free city" mission, major development works have now been launched under Chandigarh's Third Phase expansion.

These projects include railway yard expansion, mixed residential-commercial infrastructure, new Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) housing schemes, shopping complexes, community facilities, parks and logistics hubs.

A senior UT Estate Office official said final planning for all sites had been completed and forwarded to the departments concerned.

"All projects are being executed in line with ...