Ludhiana/Chandigarh, December 29: The Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government is committed to cleaning ‘Buddha Dariya’. Local bodies minister Dr Ravjot Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal visited the ‘Buddha Dariya’ site. They also went to the 225 mld Jamalpur sewerage treatment plant (STP) on Tajpur road on Sunday. Ludhiana East MLA Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal, Ludhiana North MLA Madan Lal Bagga, Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi, Ludhiana Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi;

Dr Ravjot Singh and MP Seechewal have given directions to the PEDA officials

The problem of cow dung being dumped in ‘Buddha Dariya’ needs resolution. Local bodies minister Dr Ravjot Singh and MP Seechewal have given directions to the PEDA officials. They instructed them to speed up the projects. These projects involve establishing biogas plants in Haibowal and Tajpur road dairy complexes. The goal is proper disposal of cow dung. One biogas plant is already operational in Haibowal dairy plant. An additional plant must be established in Haibowal dairy complex. This plant would use cow dung to generate biogas.

Buddha Dariya : Civic Officials Issue New Directive

The civic body officials have new directives. They must hire private players to lift cow dung from dairy complexes. The cow dung should be dumped at designated points. This will continue until biogas plants are made functional by PEDA. Civic body officials stated that machinery has already been deployed. Man power is also in place for lifting cow dung from dairy units. They are dumping the same at two designated points. Tenders would now be floated for hiring contractors for the same.

Minister directed the Punjab Pollution Control

Further cabinet minister Dr Ravjot Singh and MP Seechewal directed the Punjab Pollution Control (PPCB) officials. They must keep a regular check on the working of dyeing industry CETPs and STPs. The PPCB officials have also been directed to take steps. They must ensure that the waste of the electroplating industry is not dumped in sewer lines. Further, the sewerage board officials and the contractor working on the ‘Buddha Dariya’ project have been directed. They must make temporary arrangements for pumping sewerage waste from Gaushala point to STP Jamalpur. These arrangements are necessary until the Intermediate pumping station (IPS) is established at the Gaushala site. The project to establish Gaushala IPS is pending due to an ongoing court case. The contractor has also been directed to tap the connections of dairy units properly in both dairy complexes. This is to ensure that dairy waste does not get into the ‘Buddha Dariya’.

no one can be allowed to pollute ‘Buddha Dariya

Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh and MP Sant Seechewal said that they are not against the industry. They are also not against any other sector. However, no one can be allowed to pollute ‘Buddha Dariya’. The state government is monitoring the project to clean the ‘Buddha Dariya’ on a regular basis. People should also support the government and stop dumping waste in the ‘Buddha Dariya’. MP Seechewal said that they have already initiated the second phase of ‘Kar Sewa’ for rejuvenating ‘Buddha Dariya’. Illegal sewer connections of a few dairy units have also been snapped in the recent past.

encouraged people to become a part of this movement

MP Seechewal has pitched a tent at ‘Buddha Dariya’ site for the ‘Kar Sewa’. MP Seechewal appealed to the public to step forward. He encouraged people to become a part of this movement, initiated for cleaning Buddha Dariya. This site also has historic and religious importance. Additional Chief Secretary, Local bodies department, Tejveer Singh was present during the visit. Director, Local bodies department Gurpreet Singh Khaira also attended. MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal and Chief Engineer Ravinder Garg were there. Ludhiana Chief Engineer of PPCB RK Rattra participated too. Engineer in Chief of Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) Mukesh Garg, among other officials, joined as well.