# Chandigarh Housing Board residents seek one-time regularisation on Delhi lines 2026-08-27T00:18:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Residents of Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) MIG and LIG flats on Tuesday urged a high-level committee to regularise decades-old modifications through a compounding scheme instead of demolition. The panel, formed in May after the UT administration stayed over 15,000 demolition notices, heard around 40 RWA representatives. Residents cited the Delhi Development Authority's approach and sought one-time regularisation of covered areas, beautified incidental spaces, and galleries, subject to structural safety and no obstruction to public passage or drainage. CHB secretary Sorabh Arora said all legal and safety aspects are being examined. The committee meeting continues on Wednesday. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Chandigarh Housing Board operates under the UT administration, which has the final say on housing policy. The parallel with Delhi is significant: the Delhi Development Authority introduced a one-time compounding scheme in 2018-19, regularising unauthorised constructions on payment of a fee, thus avoiding mass demolitions. The key tension here is between structural safety norms and the practical reality of houses built decades ago when family sizes were smaller. The committee's report, due after Wednesday's session, will decide whether the UT administration extends a similar amnesty. The number to watch is how the committee classifies modifications into compoundable and non-compoundable categories. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com leads with resident demands and frames CHB enforcement as repeated and impractical, but opens with a neutral meeting report This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chandigarh administration, Chandigarh Housing Board, Delhi Development Authority, Sorabh Arora Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-housing-board-residents-seek-one-time-regularisation-on-delhi-lines/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-housing-board-residents-seek-one-time-regularisation-on-delhi-lines/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/