‘CM determined to turn Buddha Nallah into Buddha Dariya’
Thursday, 13/06/2019
https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/06/12/cm-determined-to-turn-buddha-nallah-into-buddha-dariya/
Ludhiana : A meeting of the task force constituted by the Punjab Chief Minister was held under the chairmanship of Namdhari sect head Uday Singh in Circuit House, Ludhiana. In this meeting, conveyor of this task force Kahan Singh Pannu, IAS, Pardeep Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, Kanwalpreet Kaur, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, Balkar Singh Sandhu Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana and Jaswant Singh Zafar, were present. The progress report of installation of all the three CETPs was reviewed. The issue regarding pollution of Buddha Nullah from dairies located at Haibowal, Tajpur Road, and the other parts of the city was discussed in detail. To review the permanent alternative for the same, a meeting with the owners of these dairies has been proposed on the coming Sunday. The decision regarding shifting of these dairies to the Dadarbaksh village or to improve the same at the existing place will be considered in the next meeting. The Senior Executive Engineer of the Drainage Department assured that the preliminary work regarding identification of illegal encroachments along the Buddha Nullah will be completed within one month. Gulshan Rai, Chief Environmental Engineer, PPCB, Ludhiana, informed that due to the disposal of dairy effluent in the large quantity affects the quality of water to big extent. Sandeep Behl, SEE, PPCB, Ludhiana, Rajinder Singh, SE, MCL, Ludhiana, Ravinder Garg SEE, MCL, Ludhiana, Paramjeet Singh, EE, PPCB, Ludhiana, and Gurbakshish Singh Gill, EE, PPCB, Ludhiana, were also present during meeting. Pannu informed that the Chief Minister is determined to rejuvenate the Buddha Nullah into Buddha Dariya, so the help of various departments, experts and public will be taken.
