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LUDHIANA: Irked over frequent dumping of debris by contractors at a vacant land in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, the area residents have approached the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, saying Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) officials are not acting on their complaints. It is 18 acres of prime land of LIT. The residents said with the arrival of monsoon, it will create problems for them as along with debris, garbage, too, is being dumped at the site. Arvind Sharma, an activist and resident of the area, said, “Some land is lying vacant in Block D of SBS Nagar where residential flats are ...

Ludhiana: Residents in block E of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have complained against the ‘brutal’ pruning of trees in parks as well along roadside in the locality by a private contractor hired by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust for the purpose. The residents rued that it takes a long time for the trees to grow and if pruning would be done so mercilessly, then how these will grow properly in future. Already, the city’ green cover is shrinking like anything and such kind of attitude will create more problems. A resident of the area, Arvind Sharma, while complaining said, “Over a month a...

Ludhiana: Having failed in managing the water supply and the sewerage in scheme areas, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has asked the civic body t.

Ludhiana: After receiving complaints of poor sanitation in colonies maintained by Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), the authorities plan to replace manual sweeping with the mechanized in these areas. Mechanical sweeping will start from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, as a number of its residents complained against poor sanitation. It will then cover colonies like Rishi Nagar, Rajguru Nagar and Sant Ishar Singh Nagar. The LIT will float tenders for hiring an agency to do the job. LIT officials said due to scarcity of manpower, sweeping remains a major concern. “We have received many complaints f...