Ludhiana: The residents of Chander Nagar are up in arms against the municipal corporation for its failure to provide them clean drinking water. Recently, they had got water samples from their area tested. The report, received on July 30, showed all samples failed the purity test. Through NGO Mahatar Sathi Jagriti Manch, the residents, on Tuesday, complained to the Punjab State Human Rights Commission and the MC commissioner.
They said, “The MC must provide clean drinking water when it is collecting the service charge. As the area is around Buddha Nullah, the water is getting contaminated.”
The samples were taken from the houses of Keemti Rawal and Mukesh Kumar, a government primary school and a handloom store. These were sent to PAU for testing with the help of district health department. The results showed E coli in excess in two samples.
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Ludhiana, August 3
The Municipal Corporation has intensified its drive against the use and sale of banned plastic carry bags in the city. A team, led by MC Secretary Jasdev Singh Sekhon, on Tuesday seized 1,100-kg plastic carry bags. The team had also seized around 125-kg plastic carry bags on Monday.
The team leader, Jasdev Singh Sekhon, said they conducted raids at Jawahar Nagar Camp and Sabzi Mandi on Hambran Road today. A total of 11 quintals of plastic carry bags were seized during the raids, while the team imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on seven violators. He said they would continue similar drive in the coming days.
Virus claims 27 lives, leaves 731 infected
May 20, 2021, 04:08 IST
Ludhiana: Twenty-seven residents of Ludhiana died of Covid-19 and 731 tested positive on Wednesday.
As per the health department bulletin, 39 deaths were reported from the district on the day. Of them, 27 patients were of Ludhiana, three of Sangrur, two of Fatehgarh Sahib and one each of Gurdaspur, Faridkot, Muktsar, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. ; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && window.geoinfo.CountryCode === IN ) && (window.location.href.indexOf( outsideindia ) === -1 ); //console.log(isIndia && randomNumber The district casualties included a 50-year-old woman of Khanna, a 65-year-old man of Vishnu Puri, a 71-year-old man of Sham Nagar, a 59-year-old woman of Model Gram, a 65-year-old woman of Shimlapuri, a 71-year-old woman of Khud Mohalla, a 56-year-old man of Madhopuri, a 65-year-old
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