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Chandigarh MC’s first banquet hall to come up in Industrial Area
Earlier, the MC’s plan to construct a banquet hall had come a cropper because of financial and land issues
The municipal corporation (MC) will finally construct its first banquet hall at Industrial Area in Phase 1 here.
After the in-principle approval from the MC General House in its Tuesday meeting, the MC officials will now send a proposal for it to the UT urban planning department for the formulation of the designs of the banquet hall.
MC chief engineer Shailender Singh said, “The project planning is in initial stages. After the planning department finalises the drawings of the project, we will estimate the cost for the project, and again seek the approval of the MC House on it.”
Earlier, the MC’s plan to construct a banquet hall had come a cropper because of financial and land issues. There were proposals to construct banquet halls in Manimajra and near the Hallomajra roundabout, which couldn’t take off either despite approval.
On the need for a banquet hall, an MC official said, “The city doesn’t have a proper banquet hall for residents to hold functions, particularly marriage ceremonies. People have to go outside the city to areas like Zirakpur to hold such functions. The banquet hall will also help the MC generate additional revenue.”
In addition to approving the construction of the banquet hall, the MC House in its meeting held on Tuesday also gave the go ahead to the reconstruction of three community centres at sectors 16, 22, 29 and Thakur Dwara, Manimajra. A new community centre will come up at Sector 24.
