Mohali (SAS Nagar): A Planned City of 76 Sectors

Mohali, officially Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, is a meticulously planned city in Punjab, India, adjacent to Chandigarh. Designed on the Chandigarh model by Le Corbusier's associates, it is organized into a grid of 76 sectors (Sector 48–115, with some numbers reserved/skipped). Each sector is a self-sufficient neighborhood unit (approx. 800×1200m) with its own market, park, school, and community center, connected by a hierarchy of roads (V1–V7). Key sectors: Sector 62 (Phase 8) IT hub, Sector 66–69 residential, Sector 82–83 knowledge city (IISER, IIT, NIPER), Sector 91 Medicity. The sector system enables orderly expansion, efficient service delivery, and high quality of life—making Mohali a benchmark for Indian urban planning.