MC’s war room to help city sail through monsoon Ludhiana: This monsoon, residents may be able to do more about monsoon woes than simply fret about them. In a first-of-its-kind initiative to ensure quick redressal of civic complaints during the monsoon season, the MC launched a dedicated 24×7 monsoon helpline and WhatsApp Chatbot on Thursday….
The spot where a newly paved road at Ludhiana’s Saggu Chowk was consumed by the colonial-era brick sewer rotting directly beneath it Ludhiana: A major arterial road leading to a critical regional hospital remains blocked a week after a massive sinkhole exposed a collapsed colonial-era brick sewer line.Municipal workers are excavating 40 feet below ground…
Road collapse at Saggu Chowk in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Political bickering over a trenchless sewer project has left motorists driving over dangerous subterranean voids.Three years ago, the municipal corporation proposed this system to replace the city’s failing, century-old brick drainage network. The ₹154-crore plan specifically targeted the highly vulnerable DMC Road stretch from Saggu Chowk to…
Ludhiana: It took seven fire tenders making around 200 rounds to douse a massive fire that broke out in a textile unit at Kailash Nagar in Sherpur late on Wednesday night.The struggle to control the conflagration went on for nearly 19 hours. Flames spread through the entire unit, destroying the huge stock of raw material…
Nidhi.Bhardwaj@timesofindia.comTimes News NetworkLudhiana: Despite receiving advanced equipment under the Smart City Mission, Ludhiana’s fire brigade continues to battle flames and smoke in largely traditional ways.Firemen are often seen covering their faces with wet handkerchiefs or working without any protection, spending hours inside thick smoke, which poses a serious risk.The situation was starkly visible during Thursday’s…
NDRF personnel demonstrated critical medical response procedures, specifically focusing on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques and the quick assembly of improvised emergency stretchers for rapid casualty evacuation Ludhiana: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) organised a training camp and live demonstration for the workforce of the World Bank and AIIB-funded canal-based surface water supply project. The…
LdnaThis heavily industrialised city has been selected for a five-crore rupee (AUD $895,000) federal climate pilot project designed to combat the rising threat of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.Ludhiana is one of 12 major urban centres chosen under the central government’s AMRUT 2.0 reforms, an initiative aimed at reshaping rapidly growing cities into heat-resilient,…
Once, there was a proper hydrant and hose reel system near civic body’s Zone A office in Ludhiana Ludhiana: The municipal corporation will install and refill 109 fire extinguishers across its offices following a series of safety lapses and a recent bomb hoax that exposed vulnerabilities in the civic body’s buildings.The security upgrade, estimated to…
Water logged near Kundanpuri bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday Weed being removed from a swollen Buddha Dariya in Ludhian Water logged near Kundanpuri bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday Weed being removed from a swollen Buddha Dariya in Ludhian Water logged near Kundanpuri bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday Ludhiana: A sudden midnight deluge has cast serious…
Rahon Road serves as a key entry point to the city and turns into a virtual lake even during light showers Ludhiana: The Ludhiana municipal corporation has planned a Rs 15-crore project to lay a dedicated storm sewer line to permanently resolve years of severe water stagnation on Rahon Road.The proposal aims to segregate rainwater…
