Chandigarh, Oct. 19 -- The Principal Director of Audit (Central), Chandigarh, has flagged major financial irregularities in the works executed by the office of the executive engineer, Electrical Division No. 3. The audit revealed that the project for providing streetlights through underground cabling on the slow carriageway witnessed a steep price escalation of 44.75% from the original tendered amount.

According to the audit report, the inspection of the Electrical Division No. 3 accounts for the period April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024, was conducted between March 26 and April 2, 2025 by a team from the Principal Director of Audit (Central), Chandigarh.

The tender work for providing streetlights through underground cables on the slow ca...