The committee has recommended changing the nomenclature of state highways as district highways. The Supreme Court had passed the order in December 2016 stating that liquor vends falling within 500 metres from state highways will be closed from April 1 and even the Bar license shall also not be renewed on these roads.

This order of the Supreme Court has left the Department of Taxation and Excise in a fix as the Administration had already notified a majority of roads as state highways. The Administration issued a notification stating that V1 (fast roads connecting Chandigarh to other towns), V2 (arterial roads) and V3 (fast vehicular sector dividing roads) state highways.

The Administration is trying its best to denotify this notification and have formed a committee as well under Chairmanship of the chief Engineer.In a meeting held yesterday, members reviewed that is was not correct to notify city roads as state highways. They said that the road except the National Highway 21 should be declared district highways as the city is not a state.

Sources explained that the final decision for the Liquor shops in Chandigarh shall be taken at a higher level. The Chandigarh Administration may seep into losses if it fails to denotify the state highway by April 1. Chandigarh shall approximately 250 crores annually if it fails in any chance.

Chandigarhians hope to so a beam of light for saving these Liquor shops in Chandigarh and bars at the State highways.

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The tender documentation is complete for the subway in Chandigarh, according to the administration officials. Hence, the tenders will be floated by January 12. The project is being seen as an initiative under the Smart City project. The Smart City mission has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The city was not able to enter this list in the first round.

Connectivity:

The officials say that the revitalisation of Sector-17 is a priority for Chandigarh’s Smart City tag. With the easy connect between the two places, the footfall will increase.

“When Rose Garden would be connected to Sector 17, at least 80 percent people who come to see the garden would definitely want to see the Plaza as well. To ensure that they don’t need to walk much, e-rickshaws would be introduced,” says a senior official.

For Sector-17, that does not see much visitors now, this will prove to be a new lifeline.

The engineering wing of the administration has also floated tenders for Subway in Chandigarh to develop the area near the Football stadium. Officials say a viewers’ gallery will come up near the stadium. Food courts, walking tracks, a cultural center are also in the pipeline. The cost for the project is currently estimated at Rs. 12 crores. Six bids have already been received for the same.

The surface parking lots would also be converted into green spaces. This is one of the main aims of the Smart City mission.

The UT Administration has already got a communication from the Ministry of Finance. The city will get Rs 100 crore for the smart city work in 2017-18.

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