Built under the Smart City Mission to fulfill a decade-long demand from local residents, the facility was designed to offer year-round swimming, unlike the existing MC pool which operates only in summer. Ludhiana: Even one year after construction was completed, the Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) has failed to make its ₹5.82-crore all-weather indoor swimming pool…
Ludhiana: In a joint show of strength ahead of a crucial court hearing, 45 councillors from Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) submitted a resolution to mayor Inderjit Kaur, demanding that elections for two members of the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) be held through a secret ballot.The resolution urges the mayor to include…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: After the residents raised the issue of open garbage dumping at 100-feet road in Sherpur, the civic body on Thursday started cleaning the site. Mayor Inderjit Kaur conducted a surprise inspection and issued a strict warning to the officials and residents over open dumping of garbage. The residents complained that there was…
Ludhiana: Congress councillors in the Ludhiana MC have decided to submit objections and affidavits in the Punjab and Haryana high court against the appointment of two MLAs’ sons to the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) ahead of the next hearing on July 27.The move follows a petition filed in the HC by Congress councillor Gaurav…
Row erupts over development works during MC meet Ludhiana: Opposition councillors from the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised a hue and cry during a Zone D review meeting on Tuesday, accusing the civic administration of neglecting development in their wards and prioritising instructions from incharges of the party in office instead of elected…
New sludge sewer to provide direct link to Jamalpur STP, benefiting Chandigarh Road localities Ludhiana: In a bid to tackle chronic waterlogging and strengthen sewer infrastructure in the Chandigarh Road belt, the Ludhiana municipal corporation has begun work on a Rs 4 crore sludge sewer project along Tajpur Road.The 39-inch sewer line will be laid…
Ludhiana: Mayor Inderjit Kaur and newly appointed municipal corporation commissioner Ojasvi Alankar conducted surprise field inspections at 7 a.m. Tuesday under the “Clean Punjab” mission.Alankar inspected main roads and residential areas near Samrala Chowk during his first official field review. He warned that negligence would not be tolerated and ordered zonal commissioners to conduct regular…
Earlier in the day, Bains toured areas including Model Town, Rishi Nagar, Samrala Chowk, and Chaura Bazaar to check static compactors and cleanliness. Ludhiana: Local bodies minister Harjot Singh Bains conducted a surprise inspection across Ludhiana on Friday to review the state govt’s ongoing sanitation drive. While the minister met with some field workers, high…
Paperless agenda for Ludhiana civic body Ludhiana: The city has taken its first steps toward a paperless e-office system, though officials admit 5 lakh legacy files still languish in shabby record rooms.The municipal corporation has received an initial batch of 15 tablets to replace paper resolutions in Finance and Contracts Committee and general house meetings….
