Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- After the UT administration demolished Shahpur Colony in Sector 38 (West) on Tuesday, the city can now be called a slum-free city, as it was the last remaining slum in the region.

On Tuesday, the UT Estate Office reclaimed around 4.5 acres of government land worth Rs.250 crore, after demolishing the slum. The settlement comprised around 300 huts and tenements, housing nearly 1,000 residents. Only three hutments were left as they got a stay from the Punjab and Haryana high court.

The reclaimed government land has been earmarked for an institutional site.

Prior to the demolition, all applicants were screened under the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006. Eligible families were rehabilitated and allotted EWS flats at...