District Administration all set to prepare action plan for cleaning of Sidhwan Canal

Ludhiana, March 29, 2015: For making sure the Sidhwan Canal passing through the city wears a neat and clean look, the District Administration is all set to prepare an action plan under which various government departments, NGO';s, industrialists and social organisations would be the stake holders. Deputy Commissioner Rajat Agarwal has warned the litterbugs to stop polluting the Sidhwan Canal else an FIR would be registered against them.

The Deputy Commissioner  Rajat Agarwal, accompanied by MC Commissioner G K Singh, Executive Engineer of Irrigation Department Rajeev Goyal and other senior district administration officials visited the Sidhwan Canal today. Members of some NGO';s and social organisations also accompanied him.

"If anyone pollutes the Sidhwan Canal, he can face penalty of Rs 50,000 along with a six month jail," said the DC. He said that the Sidhwan Canal passes through the city and once it is cleaned and beautified, it can be developed into a tourist attraction.

The Deputy Commissioner said that within next few days, a Designate authority will be set up by the Irrigation department and the phone number and email address of the concerned officer would be publicised. He said that if any person has any complaint related to pollution in Sidhwan Canal, he or she can complain there.

The Deputy Commissioner urged the city residents to click photos of litterbugs and their vehicle numbers and send them to the Irrigation Department either through an email or personally. He said that once the culprit is identified, the district administration would lodge an FIR against the litterbugs on the basis of the photographic evidence.

The Deputy Commissioner said that problematic stretches along the canal have been identified and various teams have been formed which would patrol the area and catch litterbugs.

Deputy Commissioner Rajat Agarwal said that the district administration will very soon put up mesh along the bridges on the canal and iron sheets near Gill bridge where the Sidhwan Canal gets polluted the most. He said that the industrialists, social organisations and NGO';s should come forward for this noble cause.

The DC also thanked the industrialists, social organisations and NGO';s who have assured all possible help for the cleaning of Sidhwan Canal. The DC urged them to help the district administration financially under the Corporate Social Responsibility so that the task of cleaning of Sidhwan Canal can be achieved soon.