The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has extended the process to acquire land for its Urban Estate Eco City-3 project at New Chandigarh, Mullanpur in Punjab.
The project will have residential, commercial and institutional properties. GMADA was in the process of acquiring 320 acre in the six villages of Rajgarh, Takipur, Kartarpur, Kansala and Hoshiarpur, which was expected to be completed by 12 March 2020 after the three-month extension.
Farmers as per the Land Pooling Policy were offered housing and commercial sites in lieu of their land. The Urban Estate Eco City-3 project was announced in 2016 and delayed as farmers did not show any interest.
Finally, a fresh notification was issued in December 2019. GMADA had also initiated the process of acquiring 737 acre for its other township, Aerotropolis, spread over 5,400 acre, an expansion of GMADA’s Aerocity near Chandigarh International Airport.
Other townships under GMADA are Knowledge City and IT City, also close to the airport, and Eco City-1 and -2, Edu City and Medi City, all in New Chandigarh.