MLA Prashar directs civic body officials to ensure regular cleaning of drains during monsoon season and expedite development works 

Ludhiana, July 15, 2024: With an aim to avoid water logging during the rainy season, Ludhiana Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi directed the civic body officials to ensure regular cleaning of drains, sewer lines and road gullies during the monsoon season.
 
MLA Prashar conducted a meeting with the officials of Municipal Corporation (MC) at his office on Monday. The legislator also directed the officials to expedite the development works in the constituency for facilitating the residents at large.

MC Superintending Engineer (SE) Ravinder Garg, SE Ranjit Singh, Executive Engineer Ranbir Singh, Executive Engineer Rakesh Singla, Executive Engineer Parshotam Singh among other civic body officials were present in the meeting.

Directing the officials to ensure regular cleaning of buddha nullah and other internal drains of the city, MLA Prashar stated that officials should also focus on taking up plantation drives during the monsoon season. 

Further the legislator directed the officials to regularly clean the sewer lines and road gullies to avoid water logging.

MLA Prashar directed the officials to expedite the development too, including the work to construct a road on the other side of the Buddha nullah. He stated that all efforts are being made to avoid water logging especially in the low lying areas of the city during the monsoon season. The legislator also appealed to the residents to take up plantation drives in their surrounding areas during the monsoon season.

MLA Prashar also appealed to the residents to stop dumping waste/garbage/plastic in open areas as these things choke the sewer system, which ultimately results in waterlogging.