Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- The Ludhiana MC is set to table nearly 700 new development proposals during the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting scheduled for Monday. The list includes projects related to road repairs, sewerage, installation of tiles, laying of tubewells, and other civic improvement works across different city wards.

However, questions are being raised over the effectiveness of such meetings, as a majority of projects cleared in earlier sessions have not taken off on the ground. Sources said that in the past three F&CC meetings, more than 700 agendas were approved, yet most of them remain confined to paperwork. The civic body's financial crunch has further slowed down the pace of development, leaving residents disappoi...