Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- The administrative vacuum at the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has deepened further, with another senior officer exiting office. On Friday, the UT administration denied an extension to chief engineer Sanjay Arora, rendering another key post vacant in the civic body.

Of the three sanctioned posts of joint commissioner, one has already been lying vacant. Following the relieving of HCS officer Sumit Sihag in September, the MC was left with just one joint commissioner. Though HCS officer Inderjeet joined earlier this month to fill one of the posts, the civic body continues to grapple with leadership gaps.

Earlier in July, HCS officer Shashi Vasundhara had sought repatriation to her parent cadre in Haryana, and...