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He said that bathing/washing clothes or disposing sewerage in canals/tributaries/minors is illegal. He said that it has been observed that some people residing in villages along the canals/tributaries/minors sometimes try to steal canal water and even pollute it, which is illegal.Bahia state that discarding dead animals in canals/tributaries/minors is banned and stealing of canal water by installing pipes is an offence. LUDHIANA: Gurjinder Singh Bahia, the executive engineer of the Bathinda canal division , has said the department is spreading awareness among the people about ways to tackle water pollution and conservation under the Mission Tandrust Punjab Bahia alleged that some people try to pollute as well as steal canal water for their vested interests.Bahia stated that the Bathinda branch provides water for irrigation as well as for water supply in seven districts of the state..