Mohali, Oct. 16 -- The proposed 18 km Mohali-Rajpura railway corridor has entered a crucial stage, with land acquisition emerging as the key factor that will determine when construction begins. Sanctioned by the railway board in September 2025 at a cost of Rs.443 crore, the project requires around 73 hectares of land across 13 villages in Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala districts.

According to officials familiar with the latest land acquisition status, notices under Section 20-D of the Railways Act, 1989, have been issued by the sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) of Banur and Mohali for six of the 13 villages. Proceedings under the SDM, Rajpura, are at an advanced stage, while acquisition proceedings are progressing across the three d...