Land pooling policy for 2 Chandigarh villages

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Chandigarh, June 12

The land pooling policy is likely to be implemented as a pilot project in two villages in the UT. “We have limited vacant land. So for now, we are planning to implement the policy for the development of land in two villages. We will see how it works. If the pilot project is successful, we will implement it in other villages too,” said UT Adviser Dharam Pal while talking to mediapersons here.

We have limited vacant land and plan to implement the policy for development of land in two villages. If it works, we will implement it in other villages too. Dharam Pal, UT Adviser

He said as per the plan, land in the villages would be freed from encroachment and given to people for residential and commercial development, where they would be able to build properties. After the implementation of the policy, the Administration hoped to get rid of hassles such as court cases for land acquisition. Land will be easily available for development works.

The Administration-hired Indian Institute of Human Settlement, Bengaluru, has already submitted a draft in this regard after studying the model of states such as Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat. The consultant was engaged to use the surplus land lying vacant in the villages.

The Adviser said they were also working on rationalising collector rates and had directed the Deputy Commissioner to work on it. High collector rates were a hindrance to the sale of commercial property. The bidders had not shown interest in buying these despite the property being converted to freehold.

On the conservation of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, he said, “At the forthcoming meeting of the North Zonal Council, the UT will raise the issue that Punjab and Haryana have not declared their respective areas around the sanctuary as eco-sensitive zones.” The Administration had earlier also raised the issue at a meeting, but to no avail. On the increasing traffic woes in the tricity, efforts would be made to expedite the work of constructing ring roads in the areas of Haryana and Punjab adjoining Chandigarh and soon talks would be held with these states in this regard.