12 acres land demarcated in Saketri for transfer to Chandigarh faces green hurdle
1 year, 4 months ago

12 acres land demarcated in Saketri for transfer to Chandigarh faces green hurdle

Hindustan Times  

Additional Haryana assembly building The decision to allot Chandigarh land to Haryana, which was carved out of Punjab in 1966, for the additional assembly complex carries huge political symbolism. An official of the Chandigarh Housing Board said that the 12 acres, which falls in Haryana, adjoins Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh. On July 9, 2022, Union home minister Amit Shah announced the allocation of land for the Haryana assembly in Chandigarh at the 30th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Jaipur. The decision to allot Chandigarh land to Haryana, which was carved out of Punjab in 1966, for the additional assembly complex carries huge political symbolism.

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Punjab and Haryana’s claim over Chandigarh: A decades-old Congress-created problem
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Punjab and Haryana’s claim over Chandigarh: A decades-old Congress-created problem

Op India  

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Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana: AAP delegation to Governor
1 month, 1 week ago

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana: AAP delegation to Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building here, a delegation of the AAP urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday. We have said that no land should be alloted to Haryana in Chandigarh," Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said after leading a party …

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor
1 month, 1 week ago

Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for the construction of its assembly building here, a delegation of the A urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday. Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, not an inch of land should be given to Haryana for Vidhan Sabha building: AAP delegation to Governor Punjab's …

Punjab and Haryana at loggerheads over new assembly building in Chandigarh
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab and Haryana at loggerheads over new assembly building in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Both Punjab and Haryana are at loggerheads over the new Haryana assembly building which is to come up in Chandigarh. A delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria demanding protection of Punjab’s rights over Chandigarh. The memorandum said that Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and not …

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab BJP chief opposes Centre’s move to allot land for Haryana assembly in UT

Hindustan Times  

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday opposed the Centre’s move to allot 10 acres in the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Haryana for building its own Vidhan Sabha complex and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to cancel it. In a post on X, Jakhar said the Centre’s move to allot the land would “emotionally hurt Punjabis as Chandigarh …

Political parties in Punjab oppose new Vidhan Sabha building for Haryana in Chandigarh
1 month, 1 week ago

Political parties in Punjab oppose new Vidhan Sabha building for Haryana in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Centre has granted environmental clearance for the land offered by the Haryana government to the Chandigarh administration in exchange for a land designated for a new assembly building. As on July last year, the Chandigarh Administration decided to allot ten acres to Haryana for the additional Haryana assembly premises in Chandigarh near the railway light point in lieu …

Giving land to Haryana in Chandigarh is betrayal to Punjabis: SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami
1 month, 1 week ago

Giving land to Haryana in Chandigarh is betrayal to Punjabis: SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Terming the Centre’s decision to give land to Haryana for building a separate legislative assembly in Chandigarh “an encroachment over Punjab’s rights”, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami said this approach of the government is “disrespectful” to Punjab and Punjabis. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami Chandigarh was established on land acquired from Punjab villages due to which Punjab …

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary: Haryana proposes fresh delineation of eco-sensitive zone
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Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary: Haryana proposes fresh delineation of eco-sensitive zone

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government has proposed that an area of 1,000 metres around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary on the Haryana side be delineated as an eco-sensitive zone. Haryana’s earlier proposal of 100 metres rejected by central ministry An earlier draft proposal sent on January 31, 2023, by the state government to the MoEFCC had pitched for delineating the ESZ of Sukhna …

Haryana additional assembly land project in limbo
1 year ago

Haryana additional assembly land project in limbo

Hindustan Times  

Even after five months, the Haryana additional assembly land project in Chandigarh remains stalled as the Haryana government has failed to find any alternate chunk of land as part of the land exchange for an additional Haryana assembly building in its capital. Even the Union ministry of environment and forests is yet to de-notify 12 acres in Saketri, Panchkula, falling …

‘Chandigarh, Haryana decision on land swap to have far-reaching implications’
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Chandigarh, Haryana decision on land swap to have far-reaching implications’

Hindustan Times  

The decision of Chandigarh administration to allot 10-acres to Haryana government, by trading a 12-acre chunk in bordering Panchkula, for constructing an additional state assembly building has legal as well as political ramifications. Experts said that since the assets in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab, were apportioned between the two states in the ratio of 60:40 as …

IT Park housing scheme: Green ministry asks Chandigarh admn for reasons why it should grant nod
1 year, 11 months ago

IT Park housing scheme: Green ministry asks Chandigarh admn for reasons why it should grant nod

Hindustan Times  

Three months after stalling Chandigarh Housing Board’s much-anticipated general housing scheme at IT Park, the Union ministry of environment and forest has now asked the UT administration to send a detailed justification for allowing the project, reviving hopes of the scheme becoming a reality. In October last year, the ministry had refused to accord approval to the housing scheme, stating …

Congress, Akali Dal corner Punjab govt over Haryana’s proposal of Assembly building construction in Chandigarh
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress, Akali Dal corner Punjab govt over Haryana’s proposal of Assembly building construction in Chandigarh

The Hindu  

The Congress party and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab on Monday attacked the ruling Aam Aadmi Party days after Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta met Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit and sought a 10-acre land in the Union Territory for the construction of an additional building for the Assembly. In his letter to the Prime Minister, …

Chandigarh admin clears decks for new technology for waste-to-energy plant
2 years, 9 months ago

Chandigarh admin clears decks for new technology for waste-to-energy plant

India Today  

The long-pending task of tackling the garbage of Chandigarh in an efficient manner finally seems to be effective on the ground with the new solid waste processing plant taking up shape. Giving approval to EOI, UT Advisor Dharam Pal told the Indian Express that the administration has finalised the EOI, which is to be called for the waste-to-energy plant. The …

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