Summary:
Though it topped Punjab, Bathinda was ranked a lowly 104th in the country.Even Mohali was ranked 109th. Sanjay Nagar resident Ramesh Kumar said muddy water stagnated in their area every time it rained. Ramesh also owns a small shop in the locality.Another local, Kuldeep Kumar , said people of the area simply laughed at the suggestion that Bathinda was the cleanest in Punjab. Officials who evaluated Bathinda should have visited our localities too," he said.Another resident of Sanjay Nagar, Mohan Lal, said anyone travelling to Bathinda by train was witness to filth, heaps of garbage, dead animals, and muddy water. "This presents a really sad picture of the town," he said.When contacted, Bathinda mayor Balwant Rai Nath admitted to areas near the railway station being dirty..