Soon, Kaimbwala sewage won’t end up in Sukhna

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 2

The sewer water from Kaimbwala village will soon not be discharged in Sukhna Lake as the UT Administration has started the work on connecting the sewer line of the village with the city’s main sewer line.

The Administration is replacing the existing sewer line of the village with a wider diameter line.

An officer of the UT Engineering Department said the work has begun on the direction of the High Court, which took strong note of the pollution in the lake and asked the Administration to take steps to stop the flow of sewage into the lake.

The work costing approximately Rs 1 crore is likely to be completed within a month.

In the absence of a proper channel, Kaimbwala residents discharge sewer water into the Sukhna choe, which finally reaches the lake.

Sukhna Lake has been facing the problem of the pollution due to the waste water from the village.

Digging work put villagers to inconvenience

The digging work being carried out on the main road connecting Kaimbwala and the city to lay the sewer link has been causing a lot of harassment to the residents of the village and the nearby areas.

Due to the digging work, villagers have to use alternative long route to reach the city. An area resident said the road had been closed for the past several days. Residents demanded that the road be cleared for public use at the earliest.

An official of the Engineering Department said the road would be reopened within a week.