India, Jan. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has taken a major step toward developing the new city 'Him Chandigarh.' In a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee held at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, concerned departments were instructed to complete all required formalities within 30 days so that construction work on the new city can begin at the earliest.

The meeting also included detailed discussions on reducing the growing population pressure and traffic congestion in Shimla city and the Baddi-Barotiwala region.

Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi stated that around 3,400 bighas of land have already been transferred to HIMUDA for the development of Him Chandigarh. All departments have no...