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Water level rise Sutlej and flood Buddha n God In Ludhiana, it raised tensions on Wednesday, with protests held at various places in the region by people claiming that the administration was not doing enough to provide relief.
As per the details, the protests broke out in the city of Ludhiana as well as the city of Khana in the district against both the state government and the local administration.
In the city, the people of Dharampura, Dukka Mohalla and neighboring colonies staged a protest and claimed that even as polluted Ganda Nula flooded their areas for the past five days. The streets are still floodedLudhiana Municipal Corporation did little to help them.
Expressing their anger at the civic body for not draining the stinky water, locals blocked Chingar Cinema Road near Baba Than Sing Chowk for nearly four hours on Wednesday. They said gushing sewage flooded their streets and homes and they were forced to live in inhumane conditions. Some demonstrators have also announced that they will boycott the upcoming civic elections. They said sewage, up to 3-4 feet, had become stagnant in the streets, but no action was taken to solve the problem.
As news of the protest reached the municipal authority’s office, a team from the civic authority later rushed to Dharampura and began work on unblocking the streets.
Protest by farmers and locals in Khana
Meanwhile, in Khanna town, residents of nearby villages blocked the Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway late Tuesday protesting the administration for not providing any relief during the floods. They said that even as water from gushing streams and local streams flooded their villages, nothing was done to control the situation.
“Despite requests from residents, a seasonal drain, called the Gabe de Poule, has not been opened along the National Highway, causing flood-like conditions in our homes,” the demonstrators said.
The protest was raised after the administration began work on draining the water by opening the seasonal drain. According to the statement from the district administration, the teams moved quickly and completed the water works at Gaib Di Puli by Wednesday night.
A team led by Samrala SDM Kuldeep Singh Bawa has been on its toes for more than six hours and has worked to remove bottlenecks to ensure smooth flow in the monsoon drainage.
Meanwhile, Khanna police detained four residents, including one identified as Indirjeet Singh of Ismailpur village and three unidentified persons, for allegedly deterring municipal council employees from performing their duty. The FIR was recorded on a single complaint by Kulwinder Singh, Khanna Municipal Council Superintendent.
Colwinder mentioned in his complaint that he went with his team to Alor village to prevent water from entering Khanna and when the team was working in Gabe de Bole, the accused showed up and started misbehaving with the staff and also stopped the heavy earthmovers from working.
A case has been registered under Sections 186, 353, 506 and 34 of the IPC by Khanna Police.
A group of farmers also organized a protest and blocked the Samrala-Nawanshahr highway near Urney village. Farmers have claimed that rainwater has been flooding their rice fields since last week, but management has failed to provide any relief. They added that they had to take matters into their own hands and when they decided to dig the road so that the water could drain from the other side, the officials stopped them. Samrala DSP Waryam Singh said that if the farmers had dug the roads, the travelers would have had difficulties. They were prevented from doing so and after that they raised the protest.
Buddha Nula continues to wreak havoc in the city
The polluted Nula Buddha continued to wreak havoc in the city of Ludhiana Wednesday and flooded into several colonies. The streets of CMC Colony, New Vijay Nagar, Puneet Nagar and some other residential colonies were flooded due to the water flowing from the nullah.
The slums on Tajpur Road were flooded again displacing many on Wednesday. Excess water also accumulated at a police station, some dairy complexes, a petrol station and other locations located on Tajpur Road.
The waters also entered Chander Nagar, Shivpuri, New Deep Nagar and Peeru Banda colony, among others.
An official said that teams of civil bodies are making efforts to drain the accumulated water from the affected areas. The teams had placed sandbags to reinforce vulnerable areas along the loom. In addition, machines were used to remove weeds from the gutter.
As a precautionary measure, the department closed the section of road opposite the City Bus Depot of the Civic Authority on Tajpur Road to traffic, suspecting possible damage due to high water levels at Buddha Nula.
A statement issued by the Commissioner of Ludhiana Civic Authority, Chinna Agarwal, said the water level of the loom has risen due to excessive flow from the upstream areas. She said that all efforts were made to strengthen the drains of Nala, pump water and fill the gaps with sandbags.
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