Chandigarh, Oct 3 (PTI) Chandigarh has become the country's first slum-free city after the demolition of Shahpur Colony in Sector-38, which was the last remaining slum in the Union territory, officials said.

The demolition drive was carried out on September 30, the officials said, adding that the Shahpur Colony was spread over 4-4.5 acres of land valued at Rs 250 crore.

The settlement comprised around 300 huts and tenements, housing nearly 1,000 residents.

With the removal of all the unauthorised colonies from government land and the successful implementation of large-scale rehabilitation measures, the city has completed the final phase of its long-standing slum eradication initiative, the officials said.

“Through a combination of planned rehabilitation, strategic demolitions, and stri

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