Chandigarh, Aug. 10 -- The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, which has collected nearly Rs.7 crore by issuing challans to 64,806 encroachers across the city since 2024, has seen a sharp rise in revenue as well as the number of challans issued this year. Roadside vendors constitute most of those targeted.

The civic body's data shows that it fined 19,475 encroachers and collected Rs.2.06 crore in 2024, collected Rs.3.04 crore after issuing challans to 28,561 squatters in 2025, and collected Rs.1.78 crore from 16,770 encroachers in the first six months of 2026. With this, the MC's cumulative challan revenue amounts to Rs.6.88 crore in 2.5 years.

During the corresponding January-June period in 2024, the MC collected Rs.96.01 lakh through 8,...