After getting the Punjab government to allocate funds for the cleaning up of the Buddha Nullah, residents of Ludhiana, supported by activists, have insisted on and got close public scrutiny of the project.
The Buddha Nullah has been an embarrassment for prosperous Ludhiana. It carries sewage and industrial effluents. It endangers the health of the residents in the city and pollutes the Sutlej lower down.
Efforts to have it cleaned came to naught till recently when finally Rs 650 crore was allotted for its rejuvenation.
But lack of transparency in the implementation of the contract and absence of community. . .