The Punjab Government has sought technical support from Engineers India limited (EIl) for cleaning of Buddha Nullah in ludhiana district which has been posing a biggest threat to the State’s environment and ecological balance.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal sought EIl’s support to make Satluj river 100 per cent pollution free during detailed meeting with EIl’s top brass, led by its chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) AK Purwaha.
Badal sought latest and cost-effective technology for cleaning of Buddha Nullah so as to recycle its polluted water for irrigational purposes.
He asked Purwaha to dispatch its technical team to visit Buddha Nullah next week along with the officers of the State Government, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Municipal Corporation ludhiana to study and recommend a viable technology for its cleaning.
The EIl delegation made a power point presentation to apprise Badal about the gigantic task for abatement of pollution in River Yamuna, through a new technology of interceptor sewerage along Najafgarh supplementary and Shahdara drains in the National Capital Region of Delhi.
The team suggested that similar technology would be most suited in all probability in case of Buddha Nullah because the ground realities in both the situations were almost same except that the BOD level in Yamuna was exceptionally high as compared to Buddha Nullah.
Chief Minister also sought a time-tested technology from EIl for cleaning of village ponds across the state to ensure recycling of waste water for irrigational purposes on one hand and to make these villages as environment friendly and pollution free on the other. He also asked for technological support and assistance from EIl for the removal of sullage from these ponds too. Pledging all support, Purwaha suggested a slew of short and long term measures for cleaning of Buddha Nullah citing health check and augmentation of existing STPs by improving technology besides setting new STPs at ludhiana as short term measures.