Chandigarh, April 26 -- Amid financial crunch and after nearly a year-long halt, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) is set to begin road recarpeting works in the city but only in priority-based areas by spending amounts from property tax collections.

Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar has directed officialsto identify pothole-ridden roads or those most in need of repairs and prepare a priority list based on field inspections. "Directions have been given to officials to identify roads requiring recarpeting on priority. A proper list will be made, and only after inspection, the work will start," said Kumar.

The civic body, responsible for maintaining over 2,000 km of roads-including V3, V4, V5, V6 roads, parking lots, and lanes in s...