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Polluted water enters slums, residential areas; nullah flows at danger markHarshraj SinghTribune News ServiceLudhiana, August 20After a sudden rise in the water level, Buddha Nullah was breached on Tajpur Road flooding the nearby slum area and streets. The sewerage system in several areas malfunctioned due to the swollen nullah, adding to the residents’ woes. Nullah water entered around 100 huts located in the slum on Tajpur Road, forcing the dwellers to shift to safer places. The articles of a few dwellers were washed away.”A resident of Dhoka Mohalla, Narinder Kapur, said: “Our flooded streets are stinking as Buddha Nullah water flowed back through sewers. The slum dwellers had weakened the nullah bank which caused the breach..