Open garbage dumping: Night patrolling continues in city

Tightening noose around violators, Municipal Corporation (MC) teams continue night patrolling in the city and challans are being issued to residents for open dumping of garbage.

Working on the directions of Mayor Inderjit Kaur and MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, the teams have been keeping check day and night and over 100 challans had been issued to violators in different parts of the city.

Challans were also issued to over 16 violators on the Ferozepur road, near Pavilion mall, Middha chowk, among other areas on Saturday night.

The Mayor and MC Commissioner have appealed to residents to stop dumping waste in the open, otherwise strict action would be taken against the violators.

Urging the residents to stop burning waste, the officials said challans of up to Rs 25,000 would be issued to the violators, if anyone was caught burning the same.

Dachalwal said besides issuing challans, strict legal action, including FIR, would also be lodged over repeated violations by residents.

Dachalwal said the civic body would soon launch a helpline number with the help of which the residents would also be able to submit complaints regarding open dumping of garbage.

Meanwhile, the Mayor and the MC Commissioner again appealed to the residents to support the authorities in keeping the city clean and green. The residents should own their responsibility and support the authorities in making Ludhiana the best city.