Ludhiana: Always quick to cite scarcity of funds for its inability to carry out development works in the city, the Ludhiana municipal corporation has .
Ludhiana: Having already hired an agency to conduct a third-party independent techno-financial audit of every development work, worth more than Rs 10 .
Even tenders issued for the construction of a community centre and multi-storey parking, included in the scheme, have been put on hold. Unable to give reasons for the delay, officials mere say that the work will begin soon.
Additionally, the employees have slowed down their property tax recovery drive as earlier it planned to send the notices for the recovery of dues, but now they would send SMS to the defaulters.