The Indian Post
S.P.PANDEY :Chandigarh March 26 : BJP candidate for Chandigarh Lok Sabha Constituency Mr Satya Pal Jain today promised that on coming to power in Centre his party will allow construction of one additional floor in all residential and commercial structures including Bay-shops and booths etc. This has become necessary as population of the city has increased at a very fast rate and housing has not kept pace with the requirements of the population.
... Mr Jain promised that on coming to power BJP will draw up a 10-year plan for the growth of the city. ...
... He assured that the additional floor will not disturb the character of the city nor endanger basic structure of the city planned by Le Corbusier. He said the city has enough resilience to take such changes. Mr Jain pointed out that several buildings in various sectors of the city – including those raised by Chandigarh Housing Board – already have four stories. Proper guidelines will be framed by an experts committee to ensure that safety and other requirements are met.
... Mr Jain said on coming to power BJP will address the requirement of parking space for the present and additional population of the city, multi-story and underground parking facilities will be created for this purpose after a proper study. He admitted that parking is already a problem in the city and the additional floor will add to the problem. That is why BJP is pleading for a comprehensive housing policy. This policy will address the additional floor in residential and commercial structures as also the provision of parking facility – multi story or underground – where possible.
Mr Jain said compensation for land acquired by Chandigarh Administration was way below that given by neighboring Punjab and Haryana. On coming to power BJP will ensure that Chandigarh pays compensation not less then being paid in Punjab.
