Mohali, May 26 -- After days of campaigning in the blazing May heat, 695 candidates eyeing a seat in seven civic bodies of Mohali district - Mohali city, Zirakpur, Nayagaon, Dera Bassi, Banur, Lalru and Kurali - will be looking at the 4.8 lakh voters in the district to decide their fate. Mohali city, the district's largest civic body, will witness contests in all 50 wards, where 227 candidates are in the fray. The city is rife with problems ranging from the mounting garbage and waste disposal woes, stray dog and cattle menace, poor sewerage, waterlogging, damaged roads, inadequate street lighting, drinking water shortages, encroachments and infrastructure gaps. Polling will start at 8am sharp and continue till 5pm (see box for dos and don'ts). District election officer-cum-deputy commissioner Komal Mittal said 498 polling booths have been set up and extensive security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful polling. In view of the heatwave conditions, the DC appealed to voters, especially senior citizens, to reach polling booths early in the day to avoid the afternoon heat. She said arrangements for shaded waiting areas and drinking water have been made at all polling stations. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday appointed 12 lawyers to act as observers and monitor the elections in Zirakpur, Derabassi and Lalru. The petition was from a Mohali resident highlighting apprehensions of malpractices by those close to the ruling dispensation. Two observers each will visit these MCs on polling day and the counting day....