Shimla, Jan. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) will conduct a drone survey to digitally map land parcels for Him-Chandigarh - an upcoming world-class township at Shitalpur on the border of Chandigarh, adjacent to the Baddi area. The move is aimed at ensuring accurate land records and speeding up the implementation of the project. The decision was discussed during a cabinet sub-committee meeting held on Thursday to review the progress of the project. The meeting was chaired by revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi, with housing and town and country planning minister Rajesh Dharmani also present. The committee was informed that 3,428 bighas of land have already been allotted. In addition, approximately 5,000 to 6,000 bighas from common pool have also been identified. It was shared that HIMUDA and the revenue department, in coordination with the tehsildars concerned, will jointly undertake land consolidation. "Instructions have been issued to ensure land consolidation to create a single chunk for the project within one month," said Negi while talking to HT after the meeting. On January 5, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had announced that the Himachal Pradesh government aims to complete the land acquisition process within the next two months while work will begin in six months. Aiming to decongest Shimla, the government is considering relocation of key commercial areas, including the Sabzi Mandi in Lower Bazaar, Anaj Mandi, Timber Market at Lakkar Bazaar, Mechanical Market at Kachi Ghati and the transport area, to alternative locations. DC Anupam Kashyap on Thursday informed the cabinet sub-committee that five potential sites had been identified along the Dhalli four-lane road for the purpose....