India, Dec. 31 -- The Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh National Highway (NH-105) four-laning project, a critical 34.5-km corridor spanning Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, was launched in April 2022 with a complet... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- In a city where the number of registered vehicles (14 lakh) is more than its population (12 lakh), the Chandigarh Metro was envisioned as a mass rapid transit solution to the everyda... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- To decongest Sector 26, the UT administration had acquired 78 acres in 1990 to move the fruit and vegetable market to Sector 39. Over two decades later, the project still remains lar... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- To decongest traffic, the National Highways Authority of India, had in 2022, planned to construct a four-lane ring road from Majri Chowk in Mullanpur to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh via... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- The National Highways Authority of India's proposed 16.5-km, six-lane Zirakpur-Panchkula bypass is designed to divert Shimla-bound andinterstate traffic away from Chandigarh. The pro... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- In July 2023, the Punjab government announced Rs.49 crore for a newsix-storey boys' hostel and additional floors for the girls' hostel. Why it matters: The project aims to offer affo... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- Sanctioned in 2007-08 and declared a "special project" by the Railways in 2019, the 28-km Chandigarh-Baddi rail link aims to connect the Tricity with Baddi, Himachal Pradesh's larges... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) floated an ambitious housing scheme in 2008 to construct around 4,000 flats in Sectors 52, 53 and 56 exclusively for government employees. In 2010,... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- Originally conceived in August 2022, the smart parking initiative aimed to modernise all 89 paid parking lots in Chandigarh, replacing manual slips with FASTag-enabled digital paymen... Read More
India, Dec. 31 -- Determined to sustain itshard-earned 'international airport' tag, Shaheed Bhagat SinghInternational Airport, operated by Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL), is pushing ... Read More