Chandigarh: Encroachments to be removed to conserve Capitol Complex

Chandigarh | Sunday | 15th January, 2017

Summary:

Express Most of the balconies being covered at the Secretariat building in Capitol Complex in Chandigarh. Most of the balconies being covered at the Secretariat building in Capitol Complex in Chandigarh. Not only this, a detailed study conducted by The Chandigarh College Of Architecture on the Capitol Complex mentioned how there were anomalies in these buildings and encroachments in the balconies. In a bid to conserve the Capitol Complex which has been given a heritage status by the UNESCO, the UT engineering wing has initiated the procedure of appointing a conservator. In the past, the administration had sent repeated communication to the officials concerned of both Punjab and Haryana regarding unauthorised constructions..