Mohali, Aug. 26 -- The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) has recovered nearly Rs.60 lakh as fine from the firm responsible for mechanical sweeping of A and B roads in the city, amid multiple complaints of poor sanitation and irregular operations over the last one year.

'A' roads refer to the main 100-ft-wide stretches, while 'B' roads are the 60 to 80-ft-wide sector link roads. Together, they span nearly 255 km across the city.

The MC had reintroduced mechanical sweeping of these roads in August 2024, after a three-year gap, and it was launched with much fanfare by MLA Kulwant Singh.

But the contractor, Global Waste Management Cell Private Limited, was reportedly carrying out mechanical sweeping only on peripheral roads bordering Chand...