Mohali’s Chandigarh‑style sector plan stuck in files for 10 years, survey funds wasted

The Punjab government’s proposal to create new residential and commercial sectors in Mohali, modeled after the planned city of Chandigarh, has been dormant for ten years. The scheme, first drafted a decade ago, never progressed beyond administrative paperwork, according to local officials. Recently, a survey costing several lakhs of rupees was commissioned to gauge land suitability and infrastructure needs, but the data is now considered redundant as the project remains on hold. Authorities have not provided a revised timeline, prompting criticism from urban planners who view the wasted expenditure as a symptom of broader implementation delays. The episode underscores the challenges faced by state agencies in translating large‑scale urban development plans into reality.