Local Bodies minister Dr Ravjot Singh reviews various development projects; issue directions to ensure cleanliness and proper solid waste management 

Ludhiana, February 17, 2025: With an aim to expedite development works and to ensure cleanliness across the city, Local Bodies minister Dr Ravjot Singh held a meeting with the officials of Municipal Corporation (MC) and district administration at MC Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar on Monday. 

Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh reviewed the ongoing development works being taken up under different heads including the projects being taken up under Smart City mission, Solid waste management, LED street lights project, Animal Birth Control project etc.

MLA Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal, MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu, MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi, MLA Rajinderpal Kaur Chhina, Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur, Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar, Deputy Mayor Prince Johar, representative of MLA Madan Lal Bagga - councillor Aman Bagga, late MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi's wife Dr Sukhchain Gogi Bassi, Joint Director of Local bodies department Jagdeep Sehgal, MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, Additional Commissioner Paramdeep Singh, ADC (Rural Development) Amarjit Bains, Joint Commissioner Ankur Mahindroo, Joint Commissioner Abhishek Sharma among other officials were present in the meeting.

Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh directed the officials to involve the local MLAs and councillors and execute the projects to benefit the residents. Further directions were also issued to beautify the entry points to the city. Directions have also been issued to ensure strict action against illegal constructions.

Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh said that state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is committed for overall development of the state.

Directing the officials to expedite the development works, Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh said that monthly meetings would be held to review the development projects and no laxity would be tolerated in terms of the quality of development works. 

 (Box Story) Cabinet Minister, Rajya Sabha MP hold meeting to stop dumping of cow dung and Industrial waste in Buddha Dariya

Later in the evening, Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal also held at a meeting at 225 mld sewer treatment plant (STP) wherein strict directions were issued to stop dumping of cow dung and industrial waste in Buddha Dariya. 

MLA Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal, Mayor Principal Inderjit Kaur, MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, ADC Amarjit Bains among other  senior officials of PPCB, PWSSB, soil conservation department etc were present in the meeting. 

The officials were directed to ensure lifting of cow dung from dairy units and dump the same at designated sites until bio-gas plants are established in Haibowal and Tajpur road dairy complexes. PEDA is working to establish the plants wherein cow dung would be used to generate bio-gas. 

While the civic body is already lifting the cow dung from dairy complexes and the same is being dumped at the designated sites, the authorities have been directed to expedite the process to hire a private contractor for lifting of cow dung from dairy units. Civic body officials stated that a tender has already been floated to hire the contractor. 

The contractor working on the project to rejuvenate Buddha Dariya has also been directed to reconstruct the streets/roads in dairy complexes, so that no problem is faced in lifting the cow dung. 

The civic body and PPCB officials were also directed to keep a regular check on dumping of untreated dyeing industry waste in sewer lines and take strict action against the violators.

Earlier, Cabinet Ministet Dr Ravjot Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal also inspected the site where 'Bathing Ghat' is being established under the 'Kar Sewa' led by MP Seechewal on the banks of Buddha Dariya on Tajpur road.

Cabinet Minister Dr Ravjot Singh and MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal said that state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is committed to rejuvenate Buddha Dariya. Cabinet Minister Dr Singh and MP Seechewal said that they are not against the industry or dairy farming, but no one can be allowed to dump cow dung or untreated industrial waste in the Buddha Dariya. They also appealed the dairy farmers and industrial representatives to support the government in the project to clean Buddha Dariya.