Mohali, Aug. 22 -- Punjab government's withdrawal of the land pooling policy has brought all land acquisition under the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to a standstill, stalling major township and sectoral development projects planned across Mohali.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government had scrapped the policy on August 11 in wake of the backlash from farmers and Opposition.

GMADA was then in the process of acquiring 3,535 acres across Blocks E to I for the ambitious Aerotropolis project -an extension of the already developed 5,500-acre Aerocity near Chandigarh international airport.

In June this year, GMADA's executive committee had approved the acquisition of 2,600 acres across multiple sectors: 236 acres ...