Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari has written to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), K Sanjay Murthy, demanding a detailed performance audit of the 24x7 Smart City Water Supply Project, particularly its pilot phase in Manimajra.

Tewari's letter comes amid ongoing concerns over alleged corruption, financial irregularities and poor execution of the project.

The UT vigilance department, in July, had already initiated a probe into the pilot, following a complaint by Chandigarh BJP president Jatinder Pal Malhotra, who had written to Union home minister Amit Shah alleging large-scale corruption in its implementation.

The home minister had inaugurated the pilot phase with great fanfare in August 2024, yet resi...