Mohali, Feb. 10 -- As the Mohali Municipal Corporation's limits expand, the burden of providing basic civic infrastructure has also increased sharply, with a civic body report flagging serious gaps in newly added villages and urban pockets.

Large parts of these areas lack essential amenities such as stormwater drainage, internal roads, sewerage networks, street lighting and solid waste management systems.

The Punjab government recently brought fast-developing areas such as Aerocity, IT City, Sectors 81 and 82, along with several surrounding villages, under MC's jurisdiction. However, the report notes that these areas, which were earlier under the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), have been transferred without adequate m...