Chandigarh, May 21 -- With the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) planning to restart road recarpeting only in priority areas amid a prolonged financial crunch and a year-long suspension of roadworks, an internal assessment of the MC's road wing has found that nearly 225 kilometers of city roads are in "very poor" condition and need urgent repairs, which would cost around Rs.33 crore.

The civic body, responsible for maintaining over 2,000 kilometers of roads, including V-3 (sector dividing road), V-4 (shopping street), V-5 (sector circulation road) and V-6 (access roads to houses), besides parking lots in various sectors, rehabilitation colonies, and villages, is currently struggling with a lack of financial resources.

The road recar...