Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- In a fresh bid to bail out the cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC), the UT administration on Tuesday wrote to the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), seeking an additional grant of Rs.125 crore.

Development works in the city have been stalled since May last year due to the financial crisis.

The proposal, prepared by the UT finance department, recommends the "re-appropriation of Rs.125 crore funds from the material and supplies head to the grant-in-aid head, for release to the MC.

Officials said the re-appropriation has already been processed on the Union Budget Information System (UBIS) portal, considering available savings under the same section.

The latest demand follows repeated pleas by may...