Chandigarh mulls green channel to speed up airport travel

01 Jul 2022 CW Team

The Chandigarh administration is considering the creation of a green channel to reduce the travel time to the Chandigarh International Airport from the main city. Union Territory Adviser Dharam Pal recently chaired a meeting with Chandigarh Smart City (CSCL), the Chief Administrator, Greater Mohali Development Authority (GMADA), the Municipal Corporation (MC), Mohali, and the Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic), and other officials of the Union Territory to discuss the matter.

It was decided that the stakeholders will submit their views on the issue, which will be sent to the Chief Engineer, Chandigarh, within a week. Besides the chief engineer, other officials who attended the meeting included the chief architect and chief engineer of the Chandigarh Smart City.

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