Chandigarh, June 24 -- The chaos, congestion, sanitation and surveillance concerns at the Sector 26 mandi may soon become a thing of the past as the UT administration is carrying out a Rs.1-crore infrastructure upgrade here.

Roughly half the budget, Rs.57 lakh, has been allocated for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, a move, officials say, is aimed at improving security and monitoring in a space that sees heavy daily cash transactions and footfall.

The remaining funds are being channeled into civic works: repair of worn-out auction platforms, reorganisation of parking, and regulation of movement at entry and exit points. A temporary store and chowkidar room have already come up at the site of the old market c...