Chandigarh, March 24 -- Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday slammed the municipal corporation (MC), citing that they could no longer claim the excuse regarding shortage of funds for providing civic amenities to people. Kataria, who heard 66 grievances of Hallomajra residents during his Samaadhaan Shivir (camp for providing resolution), told people to be assertive in pursuing their grievances, remarking that persistence is often required to make the system respond. People highlighted poor roads, broken sewerage, sanitation, absence of street lights and other issues in their ward.

In September last year, the MC secured a much-needed financial boost of Rs.125 crores from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA...