Ludhiana Ludhiana: Once again the issues of overflowing sewers and contaminated water supply were raised during the House meeting that had continued for five hours today.
2 Gurmail Singh alleged that there were major problems of contaminated water supply and choked sewers in his ward.
No patchwork has been carried out to repair potholes as big as 3 foot long on the road for the past one year, he added.
Lok Insaaf Party councillor from Ward No.
36 Harvinder Singh Kaler said: “When will we conduct discussions on other issues as the civic body had failed to solve the problems of overflowing sewers and contaminated water supply.
Meanwhile, councillor Gurdeep Singh Neetu demanded a check on violations at "vehras".
BJP councillor from Ward No.
Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu asked the officials to attend to the phone calls of all councillors, otherwise MC House would pass a resolution to dismiss the erring officials.
The Opposition councillors asked the Mayor to take action against such officials who ignored his instructions.
A few councillors urged House to set up street vending zones at the earliest.

Being used to getting free water during the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) regime, the Bahona village panchayat sarpanch has shorn his beard in protest of water woes at his village. After a change of government, the free service is no more in place and the panchayats have been asked to clear the old bills as well. Thus, they are finding it difficult to pay the power bill of tubewells meant for supply of potable water at villages. Similar situation prevails in hundreds of villages across the state, which is facing water scarcity after the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), with the coming of a new government, has started disconnecting the power connections of waterworks at villages where the panchayats have failed to pay the power bills. Sarpanch Bahona village, Harbhajan Singh, held a protest by tying a black cloth around his mouth and…