The native police have registered circumstances towards at the very least 14 dairy unit homeowners for allegedly duping cow dung into the Buddha Nullah, officers mentioned on Thursday.
Members of Punjab Improvement through the go to assess Buddha Nullah air pollution in Ludhiana on Thursday. (HT Photograph)
The motion comes as a part of the continued efforts to clamp down on Buddha Nullah air pollution.
Of the 14, the Jamalpur police booked 9 dairy homeowners below Part 279 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and related sections of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act. The case was registered on the idea of a criticism filed by drainage division official Prince Singh filed on January 17, 2025. Within the criticism, he alleged the accused have been dumping cow dung straight into the Buddha Nullah.
The accused have been recognized as Ravi, Ram Milan, Siphaea, Shammi Gujjar, Sonu, Kaka, Babblu, Shamsher Singh and Raju.
The Meharban police registered circumstances towards 5 dairy homeowners below Part 279 of the BNS and related sections of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act.
Police recognized the accused as Rakesh Kumar, Heera Lal, Satpal, Sagar and Hakeem Rai.
Devp fee members assess floor scenario
Members of the Punjab Improvement Fee (PDC) visited a number of areas to evaluate the bottom scenario and supply options for the rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah.
A group led by PDC member Vaibhav Maheshwari is within the metropolis to take inventory of the scenario. Senior analysis officer Jashanjot Kaur Brar and Ninad Rajput are a part of the PDC group.
On Thursday, the PDC group began a area inspection from the Koom Kalan space, from the place the Buddha Nullah originates. The group visited a number of websites alongside the water physique and picked up water samples.
MC extra commissioner Paramdeep Singh, Punjab Air pollution Management Board (PPCB) chief engineer RK Ratra, chief engineer Ravinder Garg, government engineer Parshotam Singh, different PPCB and drainage division officers accompanied the PDC group through the go to.
The PDC group additionally visited the Jamalpur sewer therapy plant (STP) with 225 million-litres per day capability and held conferences with the representatives of dyeing models. Workplace bearers of particular goal autos (SPV) working frequent effluent therapy crops (CETPs) have been current within the assembly. The group visited intermediate pumping station (IPS) website close to the cow shelter, the place a short lived pumping station has been established below the ‘kar sewa’ led by Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seechewal.
The pumping station is working to divert the sewer waste in direction of the Jamalpur therapy plant. PDC members visited the frequent effluent therapy plant that treats wastewater from electroplating models.
PDC member Maheshwari mentioned the state authorities, led by chief minister Bhagwant Mann, is dedicated to rejuvenating the Buddha Nullah. He mentioned CM Mann is monitoring the scenario frequently and Indian Institute of Know-how (IIT), Roorkee, and IIT Ropar have been roped in for the challenge.