Chandigarh Capital Region

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[[File:Chandigarh Tricity.svg|thumb|right|350px|A map of [[Chandigarh]], [[Mohali]], [[Panchkula]] and [[Zirakpur]] together.]]
'''Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR)''' or '''Chandigarh Metropolitan Region (CMR)''' is an area, which includes the [[union territory]] city of [[Chandigarh]], and its neighboring cities of [[Mohali]], [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]], [[Zirakpur]], [[New Chandigarh]] (in Punjab) and [[Panchkula]] (in Haryana). Chandigarh Administration, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and [[Haryana Urban Development Authority]] (HUDA) are different authorities responsible for development of this region.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beware! Change in city’s status will ruin its uniqueness | website=The Tribune| date=2018-07-23 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/beware-change-in-city-s-status-will-ruin-its-uniqueness/625073.html | access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

The economy of the region is interdependent as the area is continuously inhabited, though falling under different states. There is lot of movement of people and goods daily to and from suburbs, like most of the people working in [[Chandigarh]] live in a suburb like [[Zirakpur]]. The local industry is on the outskirts like Derabassi, Lalru and Baddi.

==History==
The Indian [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] asked the Chandigarh Administration in October 2011 to "coordinate with the Punjab and Haryana governments for working out the modalities" of a Regional Planning Board (RPB) for the Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR). The intention was to harmonize and improve facilities across the region and co-ordinate local administrations. Responsibilities of the RPB would include disaster management, health planning, [[biomedical waste]] and traffic management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-05/chandigarh/30246676_1_ut-officials-ut-administration-mha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007161453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-05/chandigarh/30246676_1_ut-officials-ut-administration-mha|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-10-07|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Decks cleared for Chandigarh Capital Region}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Capital Region gets nod|url=http://dailypostindia.com/news/10327-chandigarh-capital-region-gets-nod.html|website=[[Daily Post India]]|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130408011934/http://dailypostindia.com/news/10327-chandigarh-capital-region-gets-nod.html|archivedate=8 April 2013|location=Chandigarh|date=24 January 2012}}</ref>

The 'Master Plan 2031' submitted to the UT administrator in January 2013 included a proposal for a "inter-state regional plan for the Chandigarh Capital Region".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36148395_1_inter-state-regional-plan-master-plan-2031-periphery|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411041441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36148395_1_inter-state-regional-plan-master-plan-2031-periphery|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-11|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Chandigarh Capital Region included in Master Plan '31}}</ref> However the final plan confined itself to the UT boundary, and did not mention the proposed "Chandigarh Capital Region".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, Preamble |url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp2031/preamble.pdf|publisher=Chandigarh Administration|page=9}}</ref> Instead, the plan expected responsibilities for the region to be coordinated between Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh UT, and that the Chandigarh plan "with the GMADA Plan 2056 and the Haryana Development Plan should together arrive at a metropolitan plan".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, Regional Context|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp2031/regional.pdf|publisher=Chandigarh Administration|page=23}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|5}} the Chandigarh capital region along the lines of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] remains an un-implemented concept.<ref name="TOI-May2015">{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Deepak|title=First steps to make Tricity one|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/First-steps-to-make-Tricity-one/articleshow/47156127.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>

==Definition==
The cities, towns and areas that would be part of Chandigarh Capital region have a total population of 1,537,330 and their city wise population are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! width=5%| Rank
! style="width:15%;"| City
! style="width:25%;"| Union territory / State
! style="width:25%;"| Population (2011)<ref name="censusindia 2011">{{cite web|title=India: Major Agglomerations|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/India-Agglo.html|publisher=.citypopulation.de|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
| 1,055,450
|-
| 2
| [[Panchkula]]
| [[Haryana]]
| 210,175
|-
| 3
| [[Mohali]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 176,152
|-
| 4
| [[Zirakpur]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 95,553
|-
| 5
| [[New Chandigarh]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|
|}

Overall Chandigarh ( UT ), Mohali District (Punjab) and Panchkula District ( Haryana ) are part of CCR

Derabassi, Lalru, Banur, Kharar and Kurali in Mohali district. Kalka, Pinjore, Barwala and Raipur Rani in Panchkula district can be considered as another towns in Chandigarh Capital Region

In future it can be expanded up to BBN ( Baddi-Brotiwala-Nalagarh) Area in Himachal pradesh and Ropar City in Punjab.

== Industry ==

[[Chandigarh IT Park]] is a technology park located within [[Chandigarh]], with presence of companies like [[IDS Infotech]], [[Airtel]], [[Tech Mahindra]] and [[Infosys]].

Mohali IT City is the infrastructure to facilitate information technology in the city. It spreads over 1700 acres developed by GMADA situated near Chandigarh International Airport. [[Infosys]] is given 50 Acres land to develop state of art campus.

[[Quark (company)|Quark]] has 40 Acres campus in Mohali for Quark software Inc. and other IT Companies like Emerson and Infosys.

[[Punwire]],[http://www.puncom.com Puncom], [[Mahindra-Swaraj Tractors]], [[Verka]], [[Sun Pharma]] and [[Godrej Group|Godrej]] also have Plants in Mohali

[[Greater Mohali|Dera Bassi - Lalru]] is another belt with mostly medium industry, this place has many spinning mills including the Nahar group. [[Bhushan Steel]] also has a presence here.

[[Panchkula IT Park]] is the state of art infrastructure to facilitate information technology in the city. It spreads over 74 acres developed by HSIIDC situated in sector 22.
[[Bharat Electronics Limited]] or B.E.L has a factory in Panchkula.

[[Hindustan Machine Tools]] has a tractor factory in Pinjore, while [[Associated Cement Companies]] has a cement factory in Pinjore.

SML-ISUZU has Bus & Truck Plant near Ropar City.

This region is the zonal headquarters for a large number of banks, their offices are mainly in the "Bank Square" in sector 17 Chandigarh. This area also houses the regional office (usually covering Punjab, Northern Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir) for a lot of FMCG companies.

==Healthcare Infrastructure==

The prominent hospitals in the region are

* Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research [[PGIMER]], Sector 12, Chandigarh
* Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 16, Chandigarh
* Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh
* Dr. B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Sector 56, Mohali
* Max Hospital, Sector 56, Mohali
* Fortis Hospital, Sector 62, Mohali

== Educational Institutes ==

*[[IIT Ropar]]
*[[IISER Mohali]]
*[[National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research|NIPER Mohali]]
*[[Indian School of Business|ISB Mohali]]
*[[Institute of Nano Science and Technology |INST Mohali]]
*[[National Agro Biotechnology Institute|NABI]] [[Mohali]]
*[[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology,Ropar]]
*[[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology,Chandigarh]]
*[[Panjab University, Chandigarh|P.U. Chandigarh]]
*[[Punjab Engineering College]], Chandigarh
*[[Chandigarh college of Engineering & Technology, Sec-26]], [[Chandigarh]]
*[[PGI Chandigarh]]
*[[Institute of Microbial Technology|IMTECH Chandigarh]]
*[[Central Scientific Instruments Organisation|CSIO Chandigarh]]
*[[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory|TBRL-DRDO Chandigarh]]
*[[GMCH, Chandigarh]]
*[[National Institute of Fashion Technology|NIFT Panchkula]]
*[[TATA Memorial Cancer Hospital]], Medi City, New Chandigarh
*[[Chandigarh University Mohali]]
*[[Plaksha University Mohali]]
*[[Amity University Mohali]]
*[[Army Institute of Law Mohali]]

== Sports ==

[[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]

[[International Hockey Stadium]], [[Mohali]]

[[GMADA Sports Complex]], Sec-78, [[Mohali]]

[[PCA International Cricket Stadium]], [[New Chandigarh]]

[[Sports Complex]], Sector 7, [[Chandigarh]]

[[Chandigarh Lawn tennis Association, CLTA Stadium]], Sector 10, [[Chandigarh]]

[[Cricket Stadium Sector 16]], [[Chandigarh]]

[[Hockey Stadium and Sports Complex]], Sector-42, [[Chandigarh]]

[[Golf Course]], Sector 6, [[Chandigarh]]

[[Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium]], Sector 3 [[Panchkula]]

[[Golf Course]], Sector 3 Panchkula

[[Sports Authority of India stadium, Dayalpura, Zirakpur]]

==Transport==

*Road transport

[[ISBT, SEC-17, Chandigarh]]

[[ISBT, SEC-43, Chandigarh]]

[[ISBT, SEC-57, Mohali]]

*Rail transport

[[Chandigarh Railway Station]]

[[Mohali Railway Station]]

*Air transport

[[Chandigarh International Airport]] is located near Aerocity in Mohali. It has both domestic and international flights.

== External links ==
* [http://chandigarh.gov.in/cmp_2031.htm Chandigarh Master Plan 2031]

== References ==
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