Saurabh Malik
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 16
Just over a month after the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the administrative side accorded its approval to “holistic” development plan for setting up imposing multi-storey buildings in its vicinity, the Chandigarh Administration has mooted underground parking, while suggesting the preservation of a greenbelt.
In a communication placed before the High Court during the hearing of a petition on the issue of constructing lawyers’ chambers, the UT Administration asserted, “After detailed deliberation during a meeting attended by technical and heritage experts, the Administration is of the opinion that in the first phase, underground parking of three floors below the existing temporary surface parking area can be constructed to accommodate 3,000 vehicles.
“The surface construction should be avoided to respect the commitment of green area, submitted by the UT Administration to UNESCO through the Union Ministry of Culture.”
The communication placed before the Bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Girish Agnihotri by UT senior standing counsel Pankaj Jain added, “The above stand of the Chandigarh Administration may be apprised suitably to the High Court. This issues (This is issued) with the prior approval of the Governor and the UT Administrator.”
The communication from the UT Chief Engineer-cum-Special Secretary (Engineering) added that the demands raised by the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) in the court were discussed during a meeting held on October 10 under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Engineering and Urban Planning. Subsequently, the issue was deliberated in another meeting held on October 16 under the chairmanship of the UT Adviser. The UT Principal
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