Mohali, Jan. 8 -- Mohali deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi on Wednesday highlighted the poor condition of the multipurpose sports stadium located in Phase 9, and said that a large number of solar panels installed at a cost of crores of rupees have been stolen, showing administrative negligence.

He said that the main reason behind the theft of solar panels is that on the side near the drain, stairs and pillars were constructed but the boundary wall was never built. He alleged that these stairs became an easy entry point for thieves to access the stadium, resulting in theft worth crores of rupees.

The deputy mayor informed that these solar panels were installed to provide hot water throughout the year to the international-level swimming pool...