Mohali, Feb. 11 -- The municipal corporation (MC) has cracked the whip on CP 67 Mall for excavating a 40-metre road behind the mall without permission. The MC has issued a notice directing the mall authorities to repair the damaged road and footpath within three days or face action.

In the notice, the MC engineer alleged that the excavation caused trouble to the commuters and financial loss to the civic body. "Due to road damage, commuters are facing problems. Moreover, the act has maligned the image of the MC. You have violated the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, and hence you are directed to repair the road within three days or face action," the notice, addressed to the mall manager, read.

A senior MC official said if the mall...