Sector 13, Chandigarh | |
|---|---|
  Sector 13, Chandigarh | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′09″N 76°50′01″E / 30.71917°N 76.83361°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Chandigarh |
| Population | |
• Total | Around 2 Lakh |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| PIN | 160101 |
| Vehicle registration | CH |
Sector 13 is a commercial and residential hub of Chandigarh, consisting of posh housing areas, residential colonies, IT parks, Malls, Schools, Hotels and cultural complexes. Manimajra and adjoining urban areas developed by Chandigarh administration were reconstituted as Sector 13.[1][2]
Old Manimajra is a historical Puadhi Dialect town which was established by the Gharib Dass Dhillon as the capital of the newly created princely state, Manimajra State.[3]
The residents of posh localities like Modern Housing Complex (MHC), NAC, Shivalik Enclave and Uppal Marble Arc had for long been demanding to be included in the sectoral grid of the city and not naming them with old Manimajra, which finally happened by Feb 2020.[4]
The notifications regarding the renaming were issued by the Punjab Governor and Chief Administrator of Chandigarh, VP Singh Badnore under the Punjab Reorganization Order 1966 under the Sub-section (2) of Sector-1 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulations) Act 1952.[5]
Some residential societies and urban housing complexes to mention are Mari Wala Town (M.W.T.), Pipliwala Town (P.W.T.), Shanti Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Kishangarh, Bhagwanpura, New Indira Colony, Old Indira Colony, Dharshani Bhag, Samadhi Gate, Mohalla Jattan Wala, Mohalla Main Bazar, Govindpura, Mori gate, Nagla Mohalla, Railway Colony, Mouli Jagra, Mouli Pind, Vikas Nagar, Daria , Shivalik Enclave, Modern Housing Complex (M.H.C.), Duplex, Rajeev Vihar and Uppal's Marble Arch.
Railway Station, Asia's no. 1 Motor Market, NAC commercial market and Kalagram are established here.
Two multiplexes, Fun Republic and DT mall are also situated nearby for shopping and Cinema.
Sports complex, GOVT Dispensary, Shivalik Park, RIMT World School, DC Montessori school, Gurukul Global School, Lohia International School, and 4 GOVT schools are also available.
The Rajiv Gandhi IT Park of Chandigarh is also planned here. Various corporations — such as, Airtel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra — have built their campuses.
A 5-star hotel 'The Lalit' is also here at IT Park Industrial Area with a petrol pump before the hotel.
The sector also is home to an old fort that is undergoing restoration as a part of an Archeological Survey of India's restoration project. Parts of the Hollywood film Zero Dark Thirty were shot here.[6]
- ^ "It's official: Chandigarh's Manimajra is now Sector 13". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "UT Administrator issues notification on renaming city areas". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
dhillon1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Manimajra to be renamed Sector 13, residents elated". The Times of India. 6 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ India news, ZeeNews (12 February 2020). "Chandigarh readies for 'Sector 13', eight areas notified under this new sector". Zeenews India. Zee News India. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Manimajra residents hope 'Zero Dark Thirty will win Oscar". The Times of India. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.