Mohali, Oct. 2 -- The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) House meeting on Wednesday turned noisy once again, with councillors raising strong objections to the city's deteriorating sanitation. They blamed the mechanical sweeping contractor for failing to keep the city clean and demanded immediate cancellation of his contract and blacklisting.

Councillors alleged that sweeping machines are being driven at high speeds, making them ineffective in cleaning roads. "The machines rush through the process without properly sweeping, leaving garbage behind. The city is turning into a garbage pool," councillors complained.

MC commissioner Parminder Pal Singh, however, said that the process of contract termination will be taken up legally after exami...