Mohali, Nov. 7 -- With garbage piling up at secondary collection points, the Mohali municipal corporation's finance and contract committee on Friday took up proposals worth crores for waste-management infrastructure, including the Rs.6-crore processing plant at Samgauli village.

The committee, chaired by mayor Sarabjit Singh, considered the proposals at its November 6 meeting. The Samgauli plant has been proposed at an estimated cost of Rs.626 lakh.The case was forwarded for approval of the work order.

The committee also considered a Rs.99.9-lakh proposal to install floodlights on high poles in parks and identified drug hotspots. The agenda cited vandalism of smaller light poles and the need to improve lighting at these locations.

The ...