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LUDHIANA: After seeing the mess at secondary garbage collection points at various locations across the city, mayor Balkar Sandhu has asked the officials of health department to step out of their offices and ensure proper garbage lifting from the dumping sites. Ahead of festive season, the mayor checked at least 30 garbage dumping sites from where A to Z Waste Management Limited is lifting the garbage and he did not find the work to be satisfactory. The mayor has now decided to conduct a meeting with commissioner as well over this issue.There are around 60 secondary garbage collection points where informal garbage collectors throw garbage after collecting it from households and commercial areas. But, on Saturday while conducting checks, the mayor found that debris and construction waste was still being accumulated on the secondary garbage collection points. The mayor visited some of the sites where garbage was scattered on the road as well..