It is the same project for which Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria and Ludhiana west MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu fought to claim credit for inauguration a month back in ward number 55. On September 3 this year, both SAD and Congress fought tooth and nail to lay foundation stone of Rs 97 lakh storm water sewage project and ultimately it was inaugurated twice. Ceremony over and photographs clicked, now the project is nobody’s baby and contractor has not returned to work since a month. Causing great inconvenience for residents on Panj Peer road, the entire stretch from Surya Vihar Colony to Baba Budha Sahib gurudwara has been left dug up by the contractor. The movement of four wheelers has become impossible while two wheelers and pedestrians too get hassled when it rains. “There are chances of falling in the dug up pits as mud turns slippery on rainy days. It is a like a tragedy waiting to happen, an open invitation for people to die,” said Daljit Singh, a resident from Chand Colony. Almost 2,500 feet of pipes have to be installed as per project passed but till now only 400 feet has been installed. “That too was done they day Mayor inaugurated project, Following that day, contractor has left all pipes and construction material on the spot but did not return to work,” said Ram Singh from Mandeep Colony. Storm water sewage in Ludhiana is part of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s ‘Mission Ludhiana’ to stop city getting inundated during rains. The rainwater from areas like Giaspura, Dhandari, Sarabha Nagar, Dugri etc will be channelised if this project is completed.
