Mohali, June 4 -- Even as New Chandigarh is yet to see the development of an Eco City-3 project, the Punjab government has moved ahead with plans for Eco City-4, initiating the process to acquire more than 526 acres of land for a residential township in the area.

A notification issued by the department of housing and urban development in the Punjab government gazette on June 2 announced the commencement of a social impact assessment (SIA) for the project to be developed by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).

The authority has proposed acquiring 526.0355 acres spread across the villages of Kartarpur, Kansala, Rajgarh and Boothgarh in Majri sub-tehsil of Mohali district.

According to the notification, the land acquisit...