Chandigarh, May 21 -- In a major relief to senior citizens and persons with disabilities living in multi-storey Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) units, the UT estate office has allowed them to install lifts in their blocks, but with necessary approvals.

In a letter to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the board, the UT estate office said the allottees are allowed to install lifts, provided the design is manually approved by a private architect empanelled with the Chandigarh administration. Before seeking design approval, the allottees must obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the CHB.

Before issuing an NOC, the administration will serve a 15-day notice to all allottees in the block so that they have the opportunity to opt in an...