Environment clearance for the Area Development Project Namely Eco City 3. NEW

Overview

The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has issued a public notice regarding Environmental Clearance for: Eco City-3, New Chandigarh The project is described in the notice as an: Area Development Project The Environmental Clearance has been granted by the: State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Punjab

Environmental Clearance Date

According to the notice, Environmental Clearance was granted on: 29 September 2026

Environmental Clearance Identification Number

The clearer English copy shows: EC Identification No. EC26B3813PB5297526N This identification number should be used to locate the clearance on the official environmental-clearance portal.

Which Villages Are Covered?

The notice states that the Eco City-3 Area Development Project covers land in the following villages:

• Rasulpur
• Salamatpur
• Dhode Majra
• Takipur
• Rajgarh
• Majra
• Kartarpur
• Kansala
• Hoshiarpur

These villages are located in: New Chandigarh, District S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab

What Has SEIAA Punjab Approved?

SEIAA Punjab has granted Environmental Clearance for the: Eco City-3 Area Development Project covering the villages listed in the notice. Environmental Clearance means that the project has been considered under the applicable environmental-approval process and may proceed subject to the conditions contained in the clearance order.

Are There Conditions Attached to the Clearance?

Yes. Environmental Clearances generally contain project-specific conditions that the project proponent must comply with. The newspaper/public notice does not reproduce those conditions. The full Environmental Clearance document should therefore be checked for requirements relating to matters such as:

• environmental safeguards;
• water and wastewater management;
• solid-waste management;
• plantation and green areas;
• pollution-control measures;
• construction-phase requirements;
• monitoring; and
• reporting or compliance obligations.

Only the actual clearance document should be relied upon for the exact conditions applicable to Eco City-3.

Where Can the Environmental Clearance Be Viewed?

The notice states that a copy of the Environmental Clearance is available:

• on the PARIVESH environmental-clearance portal, and
• with the Project Proponent.

The portal mentioned in the notice is: parivesh.nic.in

Does This Mean Eco City-3 Is Fully Developed?

No. Environmental Clearance is an important statutory approval, but it does not itself mean that:

• all land acquisition proceedings are complete;
• all compensation has been paid;
• possession of every parcel has been taken;
• all development works are complete;
• all roads and services have been constructed;
• plots have been allotted;
• possession has been offered to allottees; or
• the project is ready for occupation.

Those stages require separate approvals, acquisition proceedings, development works and allotment records.

Is This a Land Acquisition Notice?

No. This notice is specifically about: Environmental Clearance It is not:

• a Section 11 acquisition notification;
• a Section 19 declaration;
• a Land Pooling notice;
• an acquisition award;
• a compensation notice; or
• a possession notice.

Land acquisition and Environmental Clearance are separate processes.

Relationship With Eco City-3 Land Acquisition and Land Pooling

Eco City-3 has also been the subject of separate land acquisition and Land Pooling proceedings. This Environmental Clearance notice should therefore be placed separately within the Eco City-3 project timeline. A simplified project timeline may include: Land acquisition / Land Pooling proceedings → statutory project approvals → Environmental Clearance → infrastructure development → allotment / possession stages The exact sequence can overlap, and each stage should be supported by its own official record.

Why Is This Notice Important for Landowners and Buyers?

The notice provides an important project-level approval reference for Eco City-3. Landowners, buyers and researchers can use the EC Identification Number to examine the full environmental approval and determine:

• exact project area covered;
• environmental conditions;
• infrastructure commitments;
• mitigation requirements;
• compliance obligations; and
• subsequent environmental-compliance filings.

Does the Village Name Mean All Land in That Village Is Included?

No. The fact that a village is named in the Environmental Clearance does not automatically mean that every Khasra number or every parcel within that village forms part of Eco City-3. The exact land covered should be verified from:

• the Environmental Clearance documents;
• project layout;
• acquisition notifications;
• Khasra schedules; and
• other official GMADA records.

What Should Interested Persons Check?

Anyone researching Eco City-3 should verify:

• EC Identification No. EC26B3813PB5297526N
• Environmental Clearance dated 29 September 2026
• exact project area covered
• village-wise/Khasra-wise project boundaries
• Environmental Clearance conditions
• subsequent compliance reports
• any amendment to the clearance
• Land Pooling records
• acquisition notifications
• layout approvals
• development-work status
• plot entitlement or allotment records, where applicable

The documented Eco City-3 references

Two site-tracked notices refer to Eco City-3 or a closely named Eco City project, but their titles do not establish a complete project history or approval sequence.

• An August 2025 notice concerned hiring a consultant to prepare an environmental impact assessment for seeking environment clearance and consent to establish for development of Eco City-3. It documents an assessment-preparation step, not the assessment’s findings or the outcome of an application.
• An October 2026 notice concerned an extension of the deadline for land-pooling option forms for the Eco City-III LOW/High Project. Its title establishes an extension for that process, but does not explain the project’s relationship to the area-development project named Eco City 3 or establish that development has begun.

The available information does not establish that the clearance reference followed the consultant’s work or resulted from it. The notices do not provide a decision record or confirm a chain of approvals.

What is and is not established about the location

The page identifies Eco City 3 as a GMADA area-development project, but supplies no village or villages, tehsil, district, coordinates, or named nearby landmark. It therefore does not establish the project’s precise location within Greater Mohali or its distance from a settlement, road, or other development.

The related-notice list includes a separate environmental-impact-assessment preparation notice for sectors 90, 91, 93 and 94. It also includes a consultant-hiring notice for a low-density and high-end residential apartment development described as being at New Chandigarh. Neither title identifies those subjects as part of Eco City 3. Shared environmental or development terminology does not establish a geographic or project connection.

Without the location and land particulars, the available information cannot identify affected villages, establish adjacency to a named sector, or show how the project relates to a specific master-plan area. Those details matter to residents and prospective buyers assessing which land or areas may be involved.

What the environmental-review references do not establish

The August 2025 notice described consultant work to prepare an environmental impact assessment for seeking environment clearance and consent to establish for Eco City-3. That stated purpose does not reveal the assessment’s conclusions, the environmental issues examined, or any recommended measures.

The supplied information does not identify the clearance authority, decision date, clearance status, conditions, monitoring duties, or compliance requirements. It also does not establish whether consent to establish was granted or how environmental review relates to the separate land-pooling process.

The references document environmental assessment and clearance as subjects associated with Eco City-3, but do not confirm approval terms or implementation status. A reference to a clearance document alone is not proof that construction is underway or that later approvals have been obtained.

Practical Details

• Notice Date: October 13,2026

For more information and complete details, click on “Open Original Document” to view the official source.