Ludhiana Mayor, MC Commissioner inspect flooded railway underbridge

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 2

Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu and MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal on Tuesday inspected the under-construction railway underbridge (RUB-2) from the Pakhowal Road towards Sarabha Nagar) site as a huge amount of sewage has accumulated there. They also inspected the static waste compactor system near Dugri Road canal bridge as the compactor has stopped functioning.

A chamber of 72-inch sewerage line had got damaged due to which the sewage accumulated at the RUB. Sandhu said the O&M branch staff has been asked to take the required steps to repair the sewer manhole. “The flow of the sewer water is high. We can’t stop the flow of the sewage. If we stop the flow, the sewage would accumulate in various areas. So, the damaged chamber wall is required to be repaired as soon as possible. The O&M branch has been asked to make required arrangements for the repair work,” said the Mayor.

As the city’s first static waste compactor system near the Dugri bridge has stopped functioning, the Mayor gave directions to the staff to take the required steps to replace both machines of the static waste compactor. When Sandhu visited the site, he also asked the officials to ensure the lifting of the waste. The waste was later cleared from the dumpsite. The static waste compactor system was installed near the Dugri bridge here in 2016.