Mohali: In a bid to augment the water supply position in the town in view of the coming summers, the Water Supply and Sanitation Wing has requested the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to sink 10 tubewells in various parts of the town and also release funds for the provision of a hotline power connection to an underground storage reservoir (UGSR).
Land acquisition rate recommended in three villages
Mohali, January 10
With a compensation of over Rs 1.5 crore an acre for the acquisition of their land for international airport, landowners of Jheorheri are having the laugh. But a few kilometres away, landowners in Rasenheri, Swara and Jhanjheri may not hit the jackpot.
Mohali: A State forest department team was allegedly attacked by about half a dozen gangsters involved in illegal mining of sand in the forest areas of Mohali, leaving a guard seriously injured.
Mohali: The Mohali district administration is spending Rs 170 crore on the installation of 30 new tube wells in rural areas across the district. The tube wells will be fully operational by March 31.
Progress report on the project was reviewed during a meeting of the District Planning Committee chaired by its chairman NK Sharma here today.
The ongoing acquisition of land measuring over 1,500 acres for various development projects in Greater Mohali area has met with a stiff opposition from landowners.
With the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) extending support, the protest by residents of 28 villages, which are part of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the new site earmarked for setting up Mohali
