Mohali, Nov. 1 -- Amid the escalating solid waste management crisis in the city, Mohali mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu has convened a special House meeting on November 3 to discuss urgent measures to tackle overflowing garbage and dysfunctional waste plants across the city.

According to officials, the situation has worsened after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the closure of the existing dumping ground, leaving the municipal corporation with no formal site to dispose of waste.

Housing a population of 2.3 lakh, Mohali generates around 150 tonnes of waste daily. But shockingly, it still lacks a permanent mechanism for processing the garbage.

In absence of a dumping site and nearly defunct waste processing plants, daily garbage coll...