Nod to revised building plans for Chandigarh IT Park housing scheme

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, August 24

People will get a chance to buy a dream house in the City Beautiful as the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will soon float a general housing self-financing scheme at Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Information Technology (IT) Park.

“The Department of Urban Planning has given its approval to the revised building plans for the housing scheme,” said Yashpal Garg, Chief Executive Officer, CHB.

The drawings for approval of the Plan Approval Committee had been submitted and they are expected to be approved soon, he said.

Application for environment clearance had also been submitted to the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the required formalities were being completed, he added.

The CHB has planned to construct 728 flats in three categories in seven-storey towers on IT Park plots 1 and 2, which are spread over 16.6 acres, for the general public.

In the project, the towers will have two basements with a provision for parking of two cars for each flat in addition to surface parking for visitors. The scheme will have 28 four-bedroom, 448 three-bedroom and 252 two-bedroom flats.

A four-bedroom flat is likely to cost nearly Rs2.75 crore, a three-bedroom flat Rs1.90 crore and a two bedroom flat Rs1.30 crore.

Meanwhile, Dharam Pal, UT Adviser-cum-Chairman, CHB, today visited the IT Park where the CHB is planning to construct a general housing self-financing scheme on the land. The CHB is also planning to construct flats for the governments of Punjab and Haryana for their MLAs and officers.

During the visit, he went through the layout plan of 123 acres and asked the officers to sort out all issues in both these schemes and start the construction at the earliest possible. He also directed that the vacant plots for commercial activities, hospital and hotel should also be put up for auction after fixing their reserve prices.

The Adviser also inspected the vacant commercial properties at Mani Majra and at Sector 61 (Kajheri). Since these properties were constructed more than 20 years ago and could not be sold despite repeated attempts, he directed that the matter to be placed before the board at its next meeting for consideration and appropriate decision in the matter. The board meeting has been scheduled for September 8.