MOHALI, April 12 -- In a major push to modernise urban sanitation, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has decided to introduce mechanical road sweeping across New Chandigarh from May 1, 2026. The project, estimated at Rs.4 crore, will run for 11 months until March 31, 2027.

Under the initiative, both arterial and internal roads will be cleaned using mechanised sweepers across key sectors, including Eco City-1 and 2, Medicity, the 200-foot-wide HR-2 road, IAS/PCS Society road, and the HR-3 and PR-4 corridors.

Officials said that until now, road cleaning in these areas was carried out manually. For the first time, GMADA has opted for machine-based sweeping on the lines of civic bodies, aiming to improve efficiency, reduce dust ...