Mohali and Panchkula could soon lose their status of being the only satellite townships of Chandigarh. The open land in Chandigarh’s periphery is set to shrink further with the upcoming Mullanpur township that has been planned on about 6,123 hectares of land within a 2-km drive from PGI.
Mullanpur:Low-density urbanisation
As a result, Chandigarh’s periphery in the northwest is all set to change.
Based on the low-density land use projection and population of two lakhs by 2031 in the Mullanpur planning area, the water and electricity demand has been put at 165 million litres per day (MLD) and 790 MW, respectively.
Going by the eco-fragile nature of the nearby located Shiv1alik Hills, Jurong Ltd, the Singapore-based consultants hired by the state government to plan urbanisation of the periphery, has advised low-density urbanisation and eco- friendly activities.
Mullanpur :Approved projects in the pipeline
Approved projects in the pipeline are:
1DLF:1200-acre Super Mega Mixed Use Integrated Industrial Park by DLF that would have about 6,000 houses for around 80,000 population apart from commercial and institutional pockets,
2.126-acre Mega housing project by Greater Punjab Officers Cooperative House Building that would have around 600 houses for a population of 8000, 3.State-of-the-art hotel along the Chandigarh-Siswan road and mega housing project by Omaxe on about 170 acre of land for 1,100 houses for 16000 5km from PGI Chandigarh.
4.The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is also coming up with an urban estate in 400 acres of land near Mullanpur.
5.IAS and PCS Cooperative House Building Society at Shingariwala village 2 km from PGI, which is the closest to the Union Territory, is coming up with around 500 houses apart from commercial and institutional pockets.
Mullanpur: Land rates, touching Rs 3 crore
Buoyed by the rising land rates, touching Rs 3 crore an acre, the area has become a favourite hunting ground for the investors, primarily comprising the bureaucrats, politicians and influential builders’ lobby.
The approved projects in the Mullanpur master plan apart, this township also comprises about 35 farmhouses along the Chandigarh-Siswan-Baddi road in the area.
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