Chandigarh Estate Office ready to auction residential, commercial, institutional plots
Hindustan TimesWith the long stalemate between the UT Estate Office and the UT engineering department over clearing of vegetation from vacant EO plots finally getting resolved, the decks have been cleared for EO to auction residential, commercial and institutional properties. The Estate Office had conducted its last auction in November 2019 when all of the residential properties on offer were sold, even though there were no takers for commercial and industrial plots. The department had generated a revenue close to ₹ 44 crore from the auction of 11 residential properties with a total reserve price of ₹ 27 crore. CB Ojha, UT chief engineer, said, “We got the approval to cut the trees recently and we have started the removal of vegetation.” Last auction had fetched double The department had conducted its last auction in November 2019 when all of the residential properties on offer were sold, even though there were no takers for commercial and industrial plots.