Mohali, June 14 -- Amid the escalating waste management crisis in Mohali, deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), demanding the immediate allotment of land for garbage dumping. He warned that he would stage a protest outside the GMADA chief administrator's office if the demand is not met.

Bedi met GMADA chief administrator Vishesh Sarangal on Thursday and submitted a formal letter outlining the urgency of the matter. He said Sarangal has assured him of swift action following a report from the chief engineer.

In the letter, Bedi noted that the municipal corporation (MC) had been using a dumping site near Phase 8B until it was shut down by court orders over a y...