Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Representatives from 96 residents' welfare associations took part in a meeting of the Resident Associations' Welfare Federation at the Community Centre, Sector 40, Chandigarh, on Sunday in which several civic issues were raised. Presided over by CRAWFED chairman Hitesh Puri, the meeting saw mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla as the chief guest.

The representatives raised concerns, including animal menace, roads and park conditions. A memorandum listing key municipal issues was submitted to the mayor. The demands included regulating the unauthorised use of loudspeakers by street vendors and solicitors, verifying vendor identities to curb crime and relocating the vendors in Sector 41 to their designated areas.

The memorandum...