Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- Amid the rising financial crisis in the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC), mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla, along with councillors from various parties, is set to meet Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on February 21 for an "informal" discussion.

Development works across the city have been stalled since May 2024 due to the financial crisis. UT administrator Kataria has, in multiple meetings, denied special grant to the civic body and directed MC officials and councillors to curtail the expenses and focus on improving the corporation's own revenue generation.

"I had requested the administrator for an appointment, and he has invited us to the Governor House on February 21. This is an informal me...