GMADA Aerotropolis

Aerotropolis is the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority’s (GMADA) planned township beside Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on the Mohali side, an extension of its Aerocity estate. It is a plotted estate: residential plots, with commercial and institutional sites, on land GMADA acquires from farmers. In the first phase, owners of most of the land chose developed plots (through letters of intent, or LOIs) instead of cash. No Aerotropolis plot has been offered to the public yet, and the project does not appear in the Punjab RERA list of registered projects (as on 25 September 2026).

Where it stands (checked 26 October 2026)

• Pockets A–D (phase 1), about 1,650 acres: acquired by 2021; owners of about 1,460 acres opted for land pooling, and GMADA began issuing their LOIs online in September 2021. In March 2022 GMADA planned to offer about 8,500 residential plots of 100–2,000 sq yd here from May 2022, at ₹33,000 per sq yd; no such scheme has opened since. Litigation and a Vigilance Bureau case over compensation (FIR No. 16 of 2023) have held up much of the work. In October 2025 GMADA awarded a ₹509.20 crore contract for Aerotropolis internal roads, water, sewerage and electrical works, with about two years to finish.
• Blocks E–J (phase 2), 3,522.98 acres: land awards worth ₹23,457.74 crore for eight villages (Kurdi, Chhat, Kishanpura, Patton, Siaun, Bari, Matran and Bakarpur) were announced on 20 July 2026. The phase has been reported as planned for more than 8,600 residential plots, plus commercial and institutional sites.
• Extension near Banur, about 2,489 acres: Section 11 acquisition notifications for villages including Manakpur Kallar, Tangori, Karala, Khizargarh, Banur and Azizpur were issued in August and September 2026.

Can you buy a plot in Aerotropolis?

Not from GMADA yet: no Aerotropolis scheme, draw or e-auction has been announced. What changes hands today are landowners’ LOIs, a private transfer outside RERA. The exact plot, its size and its timing are fixed only at GMADA’s draw for landowners, so check the seller’s title, GMADA’s transfer rules and any court case before paying. GMADA’s 2025–26 base rate for Aerotropolis land-pooling plots is ₹65,000 per sq yd; it is used for allotments and fees, not as a sale price.

Location

Aerotropolis lies around the airport on the Mohali side, extending Aerocity on both sides of the Zirakpur–Banur road in SAS Nagar (Mohali) district. Phase 1 villages include Bakarpur, Matran, Siaun, Manauli, Patton, Chhat and Naraingarh. A six-lane spur linking the Zirakpur bypass to Aerocity was awarded in March 2026, with completion targeted for late 2027.

For every upcoming GMADA estate, with dates and sources, see upcoming GMADA projects in Mohali. Sources for this page: The Tribune (9 September 2021, 29 March 2022, 1 July 2025, 16 October 2025, 14 November 2025, 21 July 2026), GMADA’s acquisition notifications (August–September 2026) and the Punjab RERA list of registered projects.