The Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has dropped the plan to develop a housing colony on 623 kanals it had acquired at Nargota village, near here, during the stint of the Virbhadra Singh government.
A proposal has been mooted to develop a tourist village in that area. Land will be allotted to private parties for developing various facilities for tourists on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. There is another proposal to develop huts in a forest area adjoining the HIMUDA land for eco-tourism
HIMUDA has not been able to develop planned colonies in the state as most of the common land is categorised as forestland. The move has disappointed people who wanted to own houses under the earlier project.
