Rs 650-cr for Budha Nullah Phase-I cleanup project

Chandigarh, February 18

With the Local Government Department having been pulled up by the National Green Tribunal for contaminated drains, streams and rivers, the Punjab Cabinet today approved a Rs 650-crore rejuvenation plan, Phase-I, for Ludhiana’s Budha Nullah, which has been a major threat to environment.

Officials said an additional sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 275 MLD would be set up. This would go a long way in cleansing the Budha Nullah and the Sutlej. — TNS