Tribune News Service Ludhiana July 8 Raising question over the quality of water being supplied by the Municipal Corporation (MC) an AAP leader has demanded from the district administration and the Civil Surgeon Ludhiana to give an order to collect water samples from areas along the Buddha Nullah in the Ludhiana North constituency. In his complaint AAP leader Keemti Rawal said some people misuse water pressure pumps as they put water in pipes to run pumps properly due to which chances of water contamination remain high. He claimed that sewage was also getting mixed in water supply pipes due to which people were forced to drink contaminated water. Rawal also questioned over the quality of water supply pipes of the MC Ludhiana. He said many of the pipes in areas such as Chandar Nagar were about 30 years old and these need to be replaced at the earliest. Rawal blamed the civic body for not ensuring chlorination of the water in a proper way. In his letter he also raised the matter of garbage dumps along the Buddha Nullah. As highly polluted water was released in the Buddha Nullah it also contaminates the ground water in nearby areas he said. “Water supply bills are hiked but safe drinking water is yet to be ensured. I have requested the DC Ludhiana and the Civil Surgeon to do the needful for testing of water samples from areas under the Ludhiana North constituency and safe drinking water be supplied to residents” he said.

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