Old drain reopened, cleaning under way

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 22

To avoid waterlogging near Dholewal Chowk on the old GT Road, Gill Chowk and nearby areas, the Municipal Corporation has reopened an old drain that was closed more than two decades ago.

The drain is located near Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib and it is reopened after a Congress leader from Ward 51 raised the matter with the MC.

Waterlogging has been a major problem at Dholewal Chowk, Miller Ganj and nearby areas for a long time.

Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu and officials inspected the drain site today. The cleaning work is underway at the site. Now, rainwater will be released through this old drain into the Ganda Nullah that passes through different areas before merging into Buddha Nullah.

A Congress leader, Iqbal Singh, who is the husband of the elected councillor from Ward 51, said the old drain was closed around 1998. But, waterlogging during rains was a major issued at Dholewal, Gill Chowk and other areas since the drain was closed. Iqbal Singh said the width of sewer lines is 36 inches in the area while the drain is 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep. “Around 400 feet of drain span is being cleaned. With the reopening of the drain, the waterlogging problem at Dholewal, Gill Chowk, Gill Road and nearby areas will get resolved now. It will be a landmark achievement for our area,” Iqbal

Singh said.

Iqbal Singh said they had also coordinated with the Railways regarding the cleanliness of

the drain.

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