Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- Former union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has called on the Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator to take urgent measures to prevent the steady exodus of industries from the city.

Bansal has written to Gulab Chnad Kataria warning that administrative indifference and outdated regulations are prompting entrepreneurs to shift their units to neighbouring Mohali and Panchkula, undermining Chandigarh's industrial base.

He recalled that Chandigarh's Industrial Area was a cornerstone of the original master plan by French architect Le Corbusier, with Phases I and II already developed and Phase III earmarked to support a thriving industrial ecosystem, adding that the city initially invited industrialists to set up uni...