Chandigarh: Rs 20-crore bulk material market to come up in Sector 56
According to officials, the administration has already engaged a consultant to secure the mandatory environmental clearance for the project.
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Only after receiving the clearance will the authorities invite bids for allotment of sites, paving the way for the eventual relocation of the market.The Chandigarh Administration is in a plan to develop a bulk material market, spread over 44 acres, at a cost of Rs 20 crore in Sector 56. The new facility, which is intended to relocate the marble market currently operating in Dhanas, as many as 191 one-kanal plots and 48 booth sites will be auctioned on a leasehold basis.
According to officials, the administration has already engaged a consultant to secure the mandatory environmental clearance for the project. The consultant will approach the Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change for approval, a process expected to take nearly two months. Only after receiving the clearance will the authorities invite bids for allotment of sites, paving the way for the eventual relocation of the market.
The environmental nod is necessary because the built-up area of the project exceeds 20,000 square metres.
In addition, nearly 339 trees, including 34 that are already dried up, will need to be felled before site allotments can begin. Earlier, the UT Engineering Department had aimed to make the market ready for auction by May this year, but the absence of clearance delayed progress.
The market design allows for a basement and three floors on each one-kanal site, giving traders flexibility in developing their plots. The reserve price for auction will be fixed based on prevailing collector rates. While the initial plan was to shift only marble traders from Dhanas, displaced furniture market traders and others from different trades will also be able to participate in the bidding.
As per surveys conducted in 2016 and 2018, there were 188 marble shops operating in Dhanas. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier declared such temporary markets illegal and directed their removal, prompting the administration to come up with the permanent solution in Sector 56.
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