25 acres of Medicity project set aside for PGI extension

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has set aside 25 acres of the 97-acre Medicity project at Mullanpur for the PGI extension proposed to be constructed here. Sources reveal that PGI was keen on land measuring 100 acres for the hospital extension. Medicity is being developed by the Punjab government as a conglomerate of leading private health care providers. About 25 acres may be set aside for these hospitals,in which GMADA is planning to carve out four or five-acre plots for each hospital to set up various facilities. In addition,land will be provided for a nursing institute,helipad,commercial plaza,budget hotel and working women’s hostel.

GMADA is also providing space for multi-level group housing at Medicity,for doctors and para-medical staff working at these hospitals. PGI had asked for 100 acres as it wants to construct super-speciality hospitals here and also provide for housing for its staff in the area. GMADA planners said that the land for PGI will be given at one of the corners of Medicity since the prestigious government institute will attract the highest traffic. By giving it a corner position,GMADA will be able to keep this heavy traffic out of the other parts of Medicity.

Speaking to Newsline earlier,Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal had said that the state was keen to develop Medicity as one of India’s best medical hubs and was talking to some of the top medical care providers worldwide to apprise them of the project. With Medicity,Punjab is betting high on Chandigarh’s popularity as one of the top ranked cities in India on various development index.

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With such high stakes in the area,both Punjab and Chandigarh are working on widening the road from PGI to Mullanpur in their respective territories. The Engineering Department of the UT Administration has planned to construct a flyover from PGI to Mullanpur,since traffic on this road is going to increase manifold in the next few years.

The Administration is planning to construct this road as a six-lane stretch. GMADA too has initiated the project to widen the road in its jurisdiction which comes from PGI towards Mullanpur,since traffic density is likely to multiply here in the coming years. In addition,the Chandigarh Metro will also be extended to Mullanpur to augment transport facilities here. The approach road to Mullanpur from Sector 38 is also being planned as a four-lane stretch.