CHANDIGARH, Oct. 1 -- The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's (MC) last-minute proposal to scrap the ambitious 24x7 pan-Chandigarh water supply project was rejected by councillors during the general House meeting on Tuesday.

The project, once touted as a major urban infrastructure milestone, had hit roadblocks after the pilot project in Manimajra-launched in 2024 as a model for the pan-city initiative-ran into technical and operational hurdles. Initially, the proposal to shelve the project was scheduled to be tabled in the August 26 House meeting, but the BJP-led MC had decided to delay the proposal citing 'political reasons'.

However, on Tuesday, the agenda surfaced unexpectedly, tabled at the eleventh hour without prior circulation of ...