The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer of land belonging to the Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) Research Centre at Chandigarh to Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).
The land would be utilised for constructing a 60-metre peripheral master road at the Mansa Devi Complex in Panchkula town.
A decision to this effect was taken at the Cabinet meeting here chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said.
The transfer of 13,290.30 square meters of land was done at the rate applicable as on date.
The decision is also part of the government's plans to boost infrastructure in key sectors for pushing the overall economic growth, it added.
The transfer of land for construction of peripheral master road in the Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula, will usher in growth and development in the region and thus lead to more employment generation, it added.
--IANS
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