Tribune News Service Ludhiana January 28 The District Level Environment Committee has given directions to GLADA to take action against the proponents of the illegal colonies who have joined the sewerage connection with the MC sewer line particularly on Pakhowal Road Ludhiana thereby increasing the pollution load of the STPs of the city which are already operating short on capacity. The committee has also directed the civic body to ensure the regular and efficient operation of the sewage treatment plants installed in the city and also ensure that the new STPs are set up and the existing STPs are upgraded/rehabilitated as per the timelines prescribed in the comprehensive plan. A meeting of District Level Environment Committee was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Virender Sharma with all stakeholder departments to review the progress for the implementation of various action plans to control pollution in the district on Thursday. The Department of Agriculture was directed to create awareness among the farmers through user committees in order to utilise the treated effluents of the CETP Bahadurke Road and treated sewage of the STPs of Ludhiana for irrigation purposes so that irrigation schemes could be prepared by the Department of Soil Conservation. Meanwhile the Punjab Pollution Control Board was directed to ensure that the construction work of the ongoing dyeing CETPs of the capacity 50 MLD and 40 MLD for Tajpur Road and Focal Point cluster respectively should be completed at the earliest. The chairman of the committee also directed the MCL officials to ensure that the municipal solid waste was handled properly in an environmentally sound manner and full treatment of the solid waste by A to Z management facility on Tajpur Road. Senior environmental engineer of PPCB Ludhiana Sandeep Bahl who rolled out the agenda for the eighth meeting of the committee said directions had been issued to the PSPCL authorities and the Drainage Department for the closure of the dairies located outside the MC limits as these were disposing effluents as well as cow dung in Budha Nullah in an unauthorised manner.

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