Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The UT administration is set to appoint a consultant to carry out a comprehensive infrastructure audit of key growth zones, including the city's periphery, industrial areas and proposed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) corridors, before finalising the floor area ratio (FAR) norms for these areas.

The consultant's assessment will determine the additional infrastructure capacity required to support higher density development and whether existing civic systems can sustain the proposed increase in built-up area. The FAR, which governs the maximum permissible construction area on a plot, will be decided based on the recommendations of the infrastructure audit report.

Officials said the audit will examine critical inf...