Ludhiana MC seals commercial property, snaps two sewer connections

The team led by zone B SDO Amritpal Singh snapped two sewer connections on Guru Arjun Dev Nagar road as the owners failed to pay the water-sewer user charges

Ludhiana Municipal corporation (MC) sealed a commercial property over default in payment of property tax and snapped two sewer connections, as the owners failed to pay the water-sewer user charges.

MC team members sealing a commercial property in zone B area of Ludhiana on Friday. (HT photo)

The civic body teams also recovered over ₹8.60 lakh from other defaulters, who chose to pay the pending tax on the spot.

The team led by zone B SDO Amritpal Singh snapped two sewer connections on Guru Arjun Dev Nagar road as the owners failed to pay the water-sewer user charges. The team recovered ₹1.10 lakh from five other defaulters.

The other team led by zone B superintendent Harminder Singh, who went to seal the properties of property tax defaulters, recovered around ₹2.5 lakh from three defaulters, who chose to pay the tax on the spot.

Tightening the noose around the property tax defaulters, MC zone C team led by superintendent Gurparkash Singh and inspector Karan Sharma sealed a commercial property on 33 feet road in Giaspura after the owner failed to pay the pending tax. The team recovered ₹5 lakh from five other defaulters, who paid the dues on the spot.

These funds are used for the development of the city, she added.