Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Congress councillor Gaurav Bhatti has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking judicial scrutiny of the civic body's tendering and approval processes for its mechanical sweeping and solid waste management projects.

Bhatti, a member of the civic body's Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) and councillor from Ward 26, has raised questions over the procedures followed in clearing the projects, citing the need for transparency, financial accountability and adherence to legal requirements. The matter is scheduled to come up before a Division Bench on October 28.

The two projects under scrutiny comprise a mechanical sweeping tender worth Rs.81.54 crore and solid waste management tenders valued at Rs.1,164 cr...