Long dubbed as the city's poor cousin, Manimajra is finally catching up with Chandigarh. In fact, the village-turned-township, inhabitated by over 1.1 lakh persons according to 2001 census, is set to have a five-star hotel, a multi-speciality hospital, a convention hall, a college and a sports complex, besides a major revamp of the civic amenities.
All this will be possible following an ambitious development plan chalked out by the Chandigarh Administration and the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) for the township which currently depends on Chandigarh and Panchkula for its education, sports, entertainment and infrastructural needs.
In the backdrop of the coming up of the Chandigarh Technology Park in Manimajra's vicinity and projected population of 2.1 lakh by 2021, the administration had constituted a committee under the UT finance secretary to prepare a blueprint for township's development.
"The blueprint, aimed at the overall development of all 11 pockets of the township, has been sent to the UT Administrator for approval and actual development of physical infrastructure will be started soon," a senior official told The Tribune here today.
Given the commercial importance of the area along the Chandigarh-Kalka-Shimla highway, a five-star hotel has been planned in Pockets No 4 and 5. Since about 25 acre was still lying undeveloped in these pockets, the auction of the hotel site along with other commercial sites will bring handsome revenue for the MCC for Manimajra's development.
Officials said on the pattern of the area along the highway, the Pocket No 8 would be turned into a happening place with multi-speciality hospital, multipurpose hall/convention centre, sport complex and 100-foot road connecting the Mansa Devi Temple being planned for the area.The Pocket No 9 would have a college.
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