Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- The cash-strapped Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) needs at least Rs.310 crore more to resume the long-stalled development works across the city.

Sharing a proposal with the UT finance department on Friday, MC officials sought additional funds from the central government under the revised budget estimates for financial year 2025-26.

With the civic body undergoing a crippling fund crunch, projects ranging from road repairs to sewerage and water supply improvements have been on hold since May last year.

For the ongoing fiscal, MC had cleared an annual budget of Rs.2,114 crore, heavily banking on allocations under the Centre's fourth Delhi Finance Commission (DFC) recommendations. However, the UT administratio...