Sidhwan Canal Waterfront phase 2 to be a Diwali gift for residents: Bharat Bhushan Ashu

Ludhiana: In a bid to save our environment and under Mission Fateh of the Punjab government, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu today said that the work on 2nd phase of Sidhwan Canal waterfront project is going on in full speed and would be a Diwali gift for residents. On this occasion he was also accompanied by Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, senior Congress leader Kamaljit Singh Karwal, MC Joint Commissioner Kulpreet Singh, Parminder Singh Soma and others.

While visiting the site along the Sidhwan Canal where waterfront project would be constructed, Bharat Bhushan Ashu said that the first phase of the Sidhwan Canal Waterfront project (around 1 km length from Ferozepur Road till Ferozepur Railway Line) with a cost of around Rs 4.74 crore has already completed and a large number of residents visit the area along with their children and families. 

He informed that this project includes developing a green belt, dedicated cycling track, playing zone, dedicated footpath along canal, sitting areas, wall climbing activities etc. In the second phase, Sidhwan Canal (from Pakhowal Road to Dugri Road) is being developed on 1.6 km long second phase (from Jawaddi Bridge till Dugri Road) with a cost of Rs 5.06 crore. He further informed that green belts, plus dedicated cycle track on both sides, double road along canal, etc are being developed here.

He further said that under the 3rd phase of this project, a waterfront would be developed from Dugri Road till Dhuri Line. He said that this around 800m stretch is lying useless at present, and when a waterfront is developed here with a cost of around Rs 3 crore, a large number of area residents would be benefitted as it would be used for morning/evening walk along with other leisure activities.