Mohali, Nov. 24 -- In a fresh ray of hope for over 700 plot allottees in Mohali's Sector 90 who have been awaiting possession for over a decade, the Punjab forest department has approved the long-pending proposal to swap 23 acres of forest land with land in Mattewara village, Ludhiana, to pave way for the development of the sector.

This comes after the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) received clearance from the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) in September to exchange the forest land. The proposal was subsequently forwarded to the forest department for approval, which has now been granted.

GMADA chief administrator Sakshi Sawhney confirmed the development, stating, "The forest department has given it...