Ludhiana City Centre

Ludhiana City Centre is a multi-crore proposed project (now abandoned[1]) which was launched in year 2003[2] in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, near Pakhowal road, Ludhiana, India. The proposed project would have five major constituents — The Mall, The Heights, The Forum, The Podium and Five-star hotel.[3] The City centre has been spread over 25 acres (100,000 m2) having shopping malls, 12 multiplexes, residential apartments, helipad and parking slot.[4]

History

The Ludhiana City Centre project was launched in 2005-06 by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), to develop a mixed-use complex including a shopping mall, residential towers, a multiplex, and a helipad over 25 acres on Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana.[5] Construction began in 2006 under contract to M/S Today Homes, with initial earthworks and foundational works completed by year's end.[6] The main structural frames for the mall and two of the planned five towers rose by 2008. Then, the news of irregularities first emerged, which halted the further work despite partial completion of the podium and basement levels.[5]

City centre scam

Ludhiana City Centre was center of accusations of a multi-crore land and fund scam surfaced in 2006.[7] The opposition MLAs accused then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and other officials of awarding the contract to Today Homes in exchange for kickbacks estimated between ₹100 crore and ₹300 crore.[8] A 2007 vigilance probe charged 36 individuals, including the ex‑CM, but the case was abruptly closed in 2017 with the Punjab Vigilance Bureau concluding there was "no solid evidence of any scam".[9] As of 2025, the site remains partially built and abandoned, with multiple legal challenges pending over land titles and stalled construction.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major land scam of LIT under Vigilance scanner". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Ludhiana City Centre: Dream project hangs in the balance". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ludhiana City Centre launched | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ Jyoti Kamal (21 September 2007). "Ludhiana scam: Enough evidence to nail Ex-Punjab CM:News18 Videos". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "No headway in proposal to convert City Centre project into hospital". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ^ Goyal, Divya (29 November 2019). "Explained: What is the Ludhiana City Centre 'scam'?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  7. ^ Ludhiana, PTI (7 November 2009). "Hearing in Ludhiana scam adjourned; Amarinder fails to turn up | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ^ Goyal, Divya (29 November 2019). "Explained: The A to Z of Ludhiana City Centre scam, from 2006 to 2019". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  9. ^ Goyal, Divya (28 November 2019). "Ludhiana City Centre case: How state Punjab Vigilance Bureau negated its own investigation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. ^ Singh, Sukhpreet (3 June 2025). "Ludhiana City Centre: Abandoned project a safety risk, say residents". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

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