Ludhiana, May 22 -- While political temperatures are rising ahead of the upcoming bypoll, the municipal corporation (MC) has funded over Rs.50 crore for civic works in Ludhiana's West constituency in the past three months. The funds, allocated through the MC, are being used for projects, including road carpeting, sewerage upgrades, streetlight installations, and park renovations, across all 17 wards of the constituency. A special review meeting in this regard will also be conducted in the upcoming days where the progress report of the development projects will be discussed.

Under the buildings and roads (B&R) wing of the civic body, a total of 185 works have been planned. Of these, 109 are proposed works that are yet to begin. Currently,...