Panchkula, July 15 -- After two years of stalled construction and administrative hurdles, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) is expected to get its permanent headquarters by April 2026.

The civic body has floated a fresh tender for the completion of its office building in Sector-3, with bids set to open on August 1, MC mayor Kulbhushan Goyal confirmed.

Despite being established 15 years ago in March 2010, the Panchkula MC has functioned without a dedicated headquarters - operating from community centres and a rented facility instead.

The construction of the MC office building-a five-storeyed structure, including basement, spread across a 1.2 acre plot-began in December 2019, with a project cost of Rs.29.49 crore and an initial de...