The Punjab government will develop a new city over 5,000 acres of land near the airport in Mohali, state Urban Development and Housing Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said today.
After holding the first review meeting over the matter with senior department officials here, he said land for this project would be acquired under the land pooling policy.
According to a press release, Bajwa said 560 acres of land in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) would be acquired by the end of this year and additional 272 acres of land would be acquired, which would be used for residential purposes.
"A four-lane road connecting New Chandigarh and Mohali will be laid," he said.
Bajwa said Punjab has become a pioneer in uploading revenue-based master plans and offering E-CLU (change of Land Use), in the country.
So far, the department has uploaded 10 revenue-based master plans on the department's website for public reference, the minister said, adding master plans of all cities and towns of the state based on revenue records, would be completed within two years.