Leaving behind the criticism for poor condition of roads, rising stray dog menace, improper disposal of garbage and other civic issues, Ludhiana mayor Balkar Sandhu claims that 2021 will witness overall development of the city, without any favouritism to any specific ward or constituency. Claiming that there will be no scarcity of funds for development works, he, however, reiterated that the residents will have to help the municipal corporation in providing the best facilities by fulfilling their duties. The mayor has also given an ultimatum to residents to shun usage of plastic carry bags as from January 15, they will kick-off a special drive against plastic carry bags in the city. This time, there will be direct challaning because awareness drives had already been run in the past several times. Here are a few excerpts from a conversation between the mayor and TOI correspondent Nidhi Bhardwaj.