Encroachments removed, Panj Peer Road drain opened

NO MORE WATERLOGGING
Ludhiana: Residents living near Panj Peer Road may not face waterlogging this monsoon as the civic authorities have finally opened the seasonal drain after removing encroachments. For the past many years, people had been facing tough times due to waterlogging at Panj Peer Road and adjoining colonies, where at least 15,000 live.
Officials had been trying to remove encroachments for long, as every time they made an effort it was met with resentment from the other side. On Sunday, Punjab food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, Congress leader Sunil Kapoor and senior officers visited the area.
Ashu said due to encroachments by some dairy owners on the seasonal rain drain, water was not able to end up in Buddha Nullah. He said the encroachments have been removed with the efforts of the officials from Ludhiana municipal corporation and irrigation and drainage departments.
Sandhu said about 15,000 residents of Mandeep Nagar, New Surya Vihar, Mehar Singh Colony, Chand Colony, Radhe Sham Colony, Corporation Colony, Mayur Vihar, Sukhdev Enclave, Amrit Colony and Haibowal Dairy Complex Block B, besides several others, would be benefitted.
Cleaning of the sewerage line in Rishi Nagar is also going on, so that rainwater does not accumulate. Earlier, the civic body had opened a drain near Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib that was closed by the railway authorities. It will also bring relief to the people living in Millar Ganj, Dholewal, Gill Road and adjoining areas.
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