Overview
- Chief Justice Sheel Nagu asked whether easing congestion justifies compromising the city’s distinctive low-rise heritage.
- UT counsel said the 1,650-metre flyover lies outside Phase I and argued that no road in Chandigarh has been accorded heritage status.
- Petitioners cited Master Plan 2031 language that flyovers are not recommended and urged ring-road links and integrated metro, BRT and city buses instead.
- The project’s cost has risen by over ₹100 crore since earlier estimates, with about ₹247 crore in central funding recently approved and tendering expected this month.
- The administration said only 17 mango trees would be cut with 2,799 saplings to be planted, and the High Court hearings are continuing.