Chandigarh, Nov. 5 -- The agenda for re-carpeting roads and parking areas in Transport Area, Sector 26, costing Rs.170.92 lakh, was approved in the general house meeting of the municipal corporation (MC) on Monday. However, the discussion was preceded by heated debates over the condition of roads in the city, with various councillors stressing the need for repairs and cleaner streets in their respective wards.

Jaswinder Kaur, AAP councillor from Ward 1 (Kaimbawala, Khuda Ali Sher, Khuda Jassu, and Khuda Lahora colonies), said the roads in her constituency are in poor condition, and repeated requests for repairs have gone unheeded.

"It has been four years now, and I am running from pillar to post seeking to get the roads repaired, but to...