Chandigarh Approves Construction of 728 Flats at IT Park

The urban planning and engineering departments of the UT administration have approved the plan to construct 728 flats under general housing scheme in around 16.6 acres of land of two pockets at IT Park at Rs 643 crore. Recently, the UT had raised objection over the project owing to non-submission of area. Now that the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has deposited all the documents, it has secured the nod. The board has got structure, public health, electrical, town planning and architectural related approvals from the departments. All these points were assessed by the urban planning and engineering departments. The CHB has moved the case for fire no objection certificate to the municipal corporation (MC). “The plan approval is significant as it was pending for past many days. We have already applied for fire approval and then those for environment and pollution will be taken from the departments concerned to start the project on the ground. As it is a first of its kind of major project of the CHB, we are keeping an eye on each and everything so that the work can be started after taking all the permissions,” an official said.