Ludhiana: The heavy downpour on Thursday morning came as a welcome respite from the intense humidity of the past few days, but it came at a high cost.While waterlogging is not new for the city, this time, there was garbage floating in the rainwater. Even if the water drained away, there was no hope of…
Ludhiana: City residents braved a hot and sultry day to participate in the Jagannath Rath Yatra. This time, two processions were organised by different religious bodies.Both processions drew large crowds of devotees, who lined the streets to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. The twin processions passed through different parts of the city…
Water chlorination missing in Ludhiana, a representational image Ludhiana: A delayed rollout of water chlorination systems leaves thousands in this city exposed to contaminated supply as the rainy season begins.Civic officials rush to secure water treatment tenders after leaving 77% of city pumps unchlorinated. Only 329 of the city’s 1,371 municipal tube wells — about…
The previous diggers deployed to clean the Buddha Dariya achieved little Ludhiana: A broke local civic body is buying expensive excavation machinery while its public transit fleet is auctioned off to pay legal debts.The municipal corporation has submitted a proposal to its Finance and Contracts Committee to purchase six long-boom Poclain machines for ₹4.6 crore…
Ludhiana: A brief spell of pre-monsoon rain on Saturday stranded commuters in deep mud and heavy traffic while exposing critical infrastructure delays just weeks before the rainy season begins.The downpour overwhelmed major roads, turning key transit points into treacherous bottlenecks. Driving conditions deteriorated rapidly across high-traffic zones, including Haibowal, Chander Nagar, and Model Town. Low-lying…
