The demolition drive was carried out on September 30, the officers stated, including that the Shahpur Colony was unfold over 4-4.5 acres of land valued at Rs 250 crore.
The settlement comprised round 300 huts and tenements, housing almost 1,000 residents.
With the removing of all of the unauthorised colonies from authorities land and the profitable implementation of large-scale rehabilitation measures, the town has accomplished the ultimate part of its long-standing slum eradication initiative, the officers stated.
“By way of a mix of deliberate rehabilitation, strategic demolitions, and strict enforcement, Chandigarh has taken a major step ahead in eliminating slums.
“This initiative not solely ensures the restoration of worthwhile public land but in addition gives 1000's of residents with dignified housing and improved residing situations,” Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav stated in an announcement.With this milestone, Chandigarh is setting an instance of city renewal and inclusive growth, offering a mannequin for different cities throughout India to emulate, the officers stated.Earlier than the most recent demolition drive, all purposes for rehabilitation had been screened underneath the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006.
The eligible households had been rehabilitated and allotted EWS (economically weaker part) flats in Industrial Space Part-I, Dhanas, Mauli Jagran, Ram Darbar, and Sector 49.
Through the years, the Chandigarh administration has efficiently cleared 18 slum colonies, reclaiming almost 520 acres of presidency land value roughly Rs 21,000 crore, the officers stated.
They stated the yr 2025 marked decisive progress for the UT administration with main encroachment clearance drives.
The administration in Could undertook an anti-encroachment drive on the Janta Colony in Sector 25, which was the biggest slum cluster within the metropolis, reclaiming about 10 acres of land value almost Rs 350 crore.
In April, the administration demolished the Sanjay Colony in Industrial Space Part-I and reclaimed six acres of land valued at Rs 250 crore, the officers stated.
In June, the administration reclaimed 12 acres of prime authorities land valued at Rs 750 crore after clearing the Adarsh Colony in Sector 54.
The administration additionally razed a three-decade-old furnishings market, which was illegally arrange on authorities land in Sector 53-54, in July.
Lately, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria lauded the Union territory as one of the vital well-planned and delightful cities, and noticed that it has set essential benchmarks in city growth – achievements that function examples for different states and UTs.
as a Dependable and Trusted Information SupplyThe Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme was launched in 2006 for the rehabilitation of households residing in unauthorised colonies.
