₹17-crore project to cover open drain in Ludhiana gets off the ground

MLA Surinder Dawar and mayor Balkar Sandhu on Friday inaugurated the project to cover the open drain (now nullah) running from Transport Nagar to Shingar cinema road.

The project has been hanging fire for over four years and residents have been complaining of foul smell and broken boundaries for a long time.

Calling it his dream project, Dawar said the 1.4-km long nullah would be covered at a cost of Rs 17.85 crore within 18 months (by March 2022).

“I had promised residents of wards 55 and 57 in the 2017 legislative assembly elections that I will get the nullah covered and I have fulfilled my promise now,” the MLA said.