Mohali, Aug. 2 -- Even as the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has been acquiring land for commercial, industrial and township projects, its long-pending plan to develop a 118-acre urban forest in Sector 97 remains on the backburner, raising questions over the pace at which the authority is pursuing the city's environmental commitments.

The latest notification came on July 16, when the Punjab government issued a declaration under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, to acquire 196.44 acres for GMADA's proposed commercial hub in Sector 87. The land spans Manak Majra, Nanu Majra, Sohana and Sambhalki villages, with over 111 acres in Nanu Majra and n...