Basant Avenue residents protest at sarpanch’s house

CHOKED SEWER
Ludhiana: Fed up of choked sewerage system and their complaints falling on deaf ears, the residents of Basant Avenue staged a protest outside the house of the area sarpanch on Sunday.
They said the issue has been plaguing their localities for long, but neither the developers nor the sarpanch paid any heed to their grievances.
“Last year, fund was released for the betterment of the area, but it was not spent on the required things,” they added.
“The sarpanch also lives in the same area, but there is a huge difference between the condition of his locality and ours. There is a proper drainage system and cleanliness outside the sarpanch’s house. But the sewerage system is choked outside our houses,” said one of the protesters.
“The issue must be addressed at the earliest, else the sarpanch will have to face the consequences,” said another protester.
The areas that fall outside municipal corporation limits, including Basant Avenue, have panchayati raj system.