Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- With city councillors repeatedly flagging the issue of dysfunctional streetlights across Chandigarh, municipal commissioner Amit Kumar has directed officials to ensure that the lights are repaired and made operational by October 10.

The issue came to the fore once again during the municipal corporation House meeting held on September 30, where councillors expressed frustration over prolonged delays of and the poor state of illumination on city roads, parks, and public spaces.

Congress councillor Gurpreet Singh Gabi raised that despite repeated assurances, no tangible progress had been made.

"For the past three House meetings, officials have been saying they're preparing an agenda to replace old lights with more ef...