Mohali, Sept. 3 -- The Punjab local bodies department has imposed a Rs.22 crore cut in the proposed budget of the Mohali municipal corporation (MC), which is already struggling with a financial crunch, for the year 2025-26. The civic body had sought Rs.211 crore, projecting a surplus budget against an estimated expenditure of Rs.158.69 crore, but the local bodies department has sanctioned only Rs.188 crore after making substantial reductions under key heads. The MC had proposed Rs.100 crore for the municipal funds, but only Rs.90 crore was approved. Similarly, the proposal of Rs.10 crore for municipal tax on electricity was slashed drastically, with just Rs.1 lakh sanctioned. But the department approved the entire proposed Rs.15 crore for solid waste management, which mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu described as the city's "most pressing issue." Sidhu said, "This year again, Rs.22 crore has been cut. We will write to the state government for additional funds, especially since heavy rains have left major city roads in a poor condition.In the last financial year (2024-25), the department approved Rs.160 crore against our proposed Rs.173 crore."...