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'''Chandigarh Capital Region''' or '''Greater Chandigarh''', built around [[Chandigarh Capital Complex]], is an area in [[northern India]], comprising territories of the [[Union Territory of Chandigarh]], [[Punjab, India|Indian state of Punjab]]([[Mohali District]]) and state of [[Haryana]]([[Panchkula district]]). The region consists of the cities of [[Chandigarh]], [[Panchkula]], [[Pinjore]], [[Kalka]], [[Mohali]], [[Zirakpur]], [[Kurali]] and [[Kharar, Mohali|Kharar]]. |
'''Chandigarh Capital Region''' or '''Greater Chandigarh''', built around [[Chandigarh Capital Complex]], is an area in [[northern India]], comprising territories of the [[Union Territory of Chandigarh]], [[Punjab, India|Indian state of Punjab]]([[Mohali District]]) and state of [[Haryana]]([[Panchkula district]]). The region consists of the cities of [[Chandigarh]], [[Panchkula]], [[Pinjore]], [[Kalka]], [[Mohali]], [[Zirakpur]], [[Kurali]] and [[Kharar, Mohali|Kharar]]. |
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Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, built around Chandigarh Capital Complex, is an area in northern India, comprising territories of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Indian state of Punjab(Mohali District) and state of Haryana(Panchkula district). The region consists of the cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula, Pinjore, Kalka, Mohali, Zirakpur, Kurali and Kharar.
Chandigarh Administration, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority ( GMADA ) and HUDA Panchkula are different authorities responsible for development of this region.
The econonomy of the region is interdependent as the area is continuously inhibited, though falling under different states. There is lot of movement of people and goods on daily basis among sub parts. Like most of the pople working in Chandigarh are living in suburb like Zirakpur. The local industry is on the outskirts like Derabassi, Lalru and Baddi.
Status
The Government of India have given nod to the status of Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR) and formation of its Regional Planning Board (RPB) in January 2012.[1] The idea behind the move was to provide better and similar facilities to the residents of the region and better coordination between the working of all administrations of the towns in the region.[2]
Master Plan
In January 2013, the 'Master Plan 2031' was submitted to the UT administrator and finalised in 2015[3]
Greater Mohali Authority ( GMADA ) has planned master plans for Mohali, New Chandigarh,Zirakpur, Derabassi,Kharar, Banur, Ropar, Rajpura and Fathegarh Sahib
HUDA Panchkula has planned master plans for Panchkula, Pinjore-Kalka Urban Complex, Panchkula Extn-2.
Chandigarh Metro project is underway to connect all parts. Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali will start in 2015.
Subparts
The cities, towns and areas that are part of Chandigarh Capital region in decreasing order of their population are:
- Chandigarh
- Panchkula (Haryana) [4]
- Pinjore
- Kalka
- Mohali (Punjab)
- New Chandigarh (Punjab)
- Zirakpur (Mohali District)
- Kharar (Mohali District)
- Kurali (Mohali District)
Population
As per census 2011, the population of subparts is:
| Rank | UA | Area | Population (2011)[5] | Population (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1,055,450 | |
| 2 | Panchkula | Haryana | 210,175 | |
| 3 | Mohali | Punjab | 176,152 | |
| 4 | Zirakpur | Punjab | 95,553 | |
| 5 | Kharar | Punjab | 60,000 | |
| 6 | Kurali | Punjab | 31,060 |
Industry
This region is the zonal headquarters for a large number of banks, their offices are mainly in the "Bank Square" in sector 17 Chandigarh. This area also houses the regional office (usually covering Punjab, Northern Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir) for a lot of FMCG companies.
In the service industry, Dell, Quark and Infosys are the key players with a presence here.
- Dera Bassi - Lalru is another belt with mostly medium industry, this place has many spinning mills including the Nahar group. Bhushan Steel also has a presence here.
- Panchkula
- Bharat Electronics Limited or B.E.L has a factory in Panchkula.
- Pinjore
- Hindustan Machine Tools has a tractor factory in Pinjore, while Associated Cement Companies has a cement factory in Pinjore.
Educational Institutes of National Importance
Educational Institutes Others
- Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) Sec12 Chandigarh
- Chandigarh college of Engg.& Technology ( CCET) Sec-26 Chandigarh
- Chandigarh University (CU) Mohali
- Chandigarh Group of Colleges Mohali
- Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology (GJIMT), Mohali
- Chitkara University Banur Mohali
- Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes, Banur, Mohali
- Swami Parmanand College of Engineering and Technology, Lalru, Mohali
- Punjab College of Engineering & Technology, Lalru, Mohali
- Indo Global College of Engineering, Abhipur Mohali
- Udham Singh College of Engineering Tangori, Mohali
- Rayat & Bahra Kharar, Mohali
- SASIIT, Mohali
- ARMY Institute of Law, Mohali
- Sukhmani Inst. of Engg.& Tech, Derabassi,Mohali
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Decks cleared for Chandigarh Capital Region". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chandigarh Capital Region included in Master Plan '31". The Times of India.
- ^ "Official Website | District Panchkula". Panchkula.nic.in. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "India: Major Agglomerations". .citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
