MC offers 2.74 acres in Mani Majra for hospital

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 26

The cash-crunched Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is again eyeing at earning revenue of about Rs81 crore by auctioning a piece of land at Mani Majra for a specialty hospital.

Dates to remember

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Interested parties can submit documents from June 29 to July 17. Following this, the document approval by the civic body will be done between July 20 and July 22. The bidding will be held on July 23.

After previous failed attempts to rope in any agency, the civic body today opened e-auction for one of the most prime locations in the city. For the 2.74 acres, document submission date for interested parties will be from June 29 to July 17.

Following this, the document approval by the civic body will be done between July 20 and July 22. The bidding will be held on July 23. The site is situated at plot number 5, pocket one of Mani Majra.

In the previous bids, the corporation’s project could not evince interest of buyers. Officials said some required modifications have been done in the tender conditions and they are hopeful of finding their way this time.

The hospital site was earlier offered to be given on a 99-year lease. The successful party was required to follow all norms, including zoning, floor-area ratio and planning.

The MC has several commercial sites in Mani Majra and may auction these one after another. At present, several MC buildings are lying vacant. In Sector 17, Mauli Jagran, Mani Majra and other areas, its booths and land have been lying vacant for many years.

The corporation has lost crores due to its failure to auction them. The MC wants to sell them on a market rate, but buyers have not expressed any interest citing high process.