Punjab: Chandigarh residents will soon be able to travel quickly to and from the airport thanks to the Punjab government’s Monday in-principle approval of the development of a more direct alternative route. After consulting with all interested parties, a new route has been planned that will reduce the trip from Junction 63 in Chandigarh to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (located in Mohali) by as much as 8 kilometres. Residents currently have a minimum distance of 11.5 km to go in order to get to the airport from Junction 63 (the T-Point of Vikas Marg and Purv Marg).
Chandigarh’s Ambitious Plan for a Faster Route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport
The same length will be 3.5 km shorter after construction is complete on the new route. According to information, the Chandigarh administration had been considering creating a quicker, alternative route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport for more than three years. According to a representative, the alternate route was created following extensive consultation with all parties involved, including the Punjab Government, the Ministry of Defence, the Air Force, Chandigarh International Airport Ltd., and the Ministry of Railways.
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Punjab Government’s Approval Paves the Way for Construction of Alternative Route to Chandigarh’s International Airport
The UT administration had already received the in-principle agreement from all other stakeholders before the Punjab government on Monday gave its clearance for purchasing land that is under their purview. A knowledgeable official claimed that 54 square kilometres of land must be purchased in order to build the alternative route. At least 14 miles of this lay under the purview of the state of Punjab, whose approval had been pending for years. Punjab will immediately start buying land that is on its side, the official continued. “The new route will begin around 200 metres before to the T-point intersection of Purv Marg (coming from Tribune Chowk) and Vikas Marg (coming from Sector-43 ISBT). The Chief of Air Staff and the Director-General of Defence Estates had received a communication from the Ministry of Defence regarding the granting of working permission to the international airport for the construction of the alternative route and the No-Objection Certificate to construct the road within 100 metres of a defence installation’s boundary.
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