Panchkula, May 9 -- The 18-hole Panchkula Golf Club in Sector 3 is likely to be spared of significant disruption amid the construction of the 6-lane Zirakpur Bypass, said a senior official from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

"The Rs.1,878.31 crore, 19.2 km ring road project will likely feature an elevated section near the Sector 3 golf course, thus ensuring no destruction of the golf course," he said.

This development follows concerns raised in October 2024 by club member Hitesh Sharma, who appealed to Union minister Nitin Gadkari requesting a marginal realignment of the proposed bypass to protect the golf course. In a letter, he stated that the current alignment would reduce the 18-hole course to 14 or 15 holes, causin...