Mohali, Nov. 14 -- Former Mohali deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking directions for the completion and operationalisation of the proposed Samgauli Solid Waste Management Plant, citing the city's worsening garbage disposal problem.

The high court has issued a notice of motion to all concerned parties for December 3 and sought a status report from the government on the project's progress. Assistant advocate generals representing the four parties involved in the petition, including the Punjab chief secretary and Mohali deputy commissioner, accepted the notice.

In his public interest litigation (PIL), Bedi has sought coordinated and time-bound action by government agencies to make the plan...