Punjab Govt sanctions Rs 650 crore to restore Buddha Nullah
The Punjab Government has given approval for sanction of Rs 650 crore for rejuvenation of the polluted Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana.
The major water body has been severally polluted and recently social activists and several non-government organisations had carried out a review of it along with other water bodies.
The state Government has asked the Local Government Department to ensure completion of the project within two years. The Buddha Nullah runs for 47 km, of which 14 km passes through the industrial city of Ludhiana.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh recently called for maximum public participation and also asked local industry, NGOs, religious and social organisations to come forward to carry out the project of rejuvenation on a mission mode.
Under Phase-I of the project, the state Government will carry out augmentation and refurbishment of the sewage treatment facility and dairy effluent treatment among other tasks.
Phase-II will include reuse of treated effluent, besides landscaping and beautification along the drain. Ludhiana discharges 711 million litre per day (MLD) of waste, which includes 610 MLD domestic and 86 MLD industrial discharge.
The city’s existing installed sewage treatment capacity is 466 MLD and another 105 MLD capacity effluent treatment plant for industrial waste is under installation.
