CHANDIGARH, Oct. 24 -- The municipal corporation's long-delayed Smart Parking project has hit yet another roadblock as officials have decided to first present the proposal to newly appointed chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad before proceeding further. The move follows a recent communication from the UT administration asking the MC for a detailed status report on the project, which has been pending since 2022.

Instead of replying immediately, the civic body will now make a formal presentation to the chief secretary, explaining the project's current status, technical hurdles and proposed way forward. "Only after this presentation, the MC will move ahead with the next steps of finalising the request for proposal (RFP) of the project and tabli...