Ludhiana MLA inspects vulnerable waterlogging points in city

The inspection was done at the underpass of the southern bypass below Ferozepur road, C Block of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Panj Peer Road, Hambran Road, among other areas

While the accumulation of rainwater affecting most of the city’s roads, cabinet minister and MLA (Ludhiana west) Bharat Bhushan Ashu and mayor Balkar Sandhu inspected different chronic points in the city on Saturday and directed the officials to find ways to tackle the problem.

Cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and mayor Balkar Sandhu inspecting different chronic points in the city on Saturday (HT photo)

The inspection was done at the underpass of the southern bypass below Ferozepur road, C Block of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Panj Peer Road, Hambran Road, among other areas. The residents slammed at the civic body on social media on Friday as the underpass remained waterlogged 24 hours after the city received rainfall.

Ashu directed the MC officials to ensure that all the water recharging wells should be cleaned so that the rainwater seeps through them in case of heavy rainfall. A poclain machine and JCB machines have also been deputed along various points of Buddha Nullah to avoid overflow.