Mohali MC plans mechanical cleaning of C-roads; Rs 25 crore development works on agenda

The meeting will also consider development projects worth Rs 25 crore, including laying premix on main roads, installing iron grills, building new libraries, and upgrading community centres. Officials said these projects aim to strengthen Mohali’s infrastructure and move the city towards a “smart city” model.

Other key issues

The agenda includes some table items regarding the boundary wall of the dumping collection centre near Sector 74, which has already faced protests from residents. Another proposal seeks to break the monopoly of private garbage collectors by hiring a professional company for door-to-door collection and segregation of waste. This, officials said, is the “need of the hour”.

Strong opposition

However, the move has drawn sharp criticism from elected members. Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, former deputy mayor Manjit Singh Sethi, councillor Jasbir Singh Manku and Anuradha Anand, both Finance & Contract Committee members, announced their opposition.

They said, “The MC’s experiment of mechanical sweeping on B-roads has already failed. When machines cannot clean B-roads, how can they work on narrow C-roads?” They added that in many villages falling under MC Mohali, C-roads are so congested that “even a bicycle cannot pass”.

The councillors also questioned the fate of existing MC employees who currently clean these ‘C’ roads.

The August 22 meeting is expected to be crucial, with decisions impacting both sanitation and development across Mohali.