Centre moots plan to clean Buddha Nullah

In what appears to be a ray of hope for the rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah, the Centre has come out with an action plan to clean and preserve one of the most polluted tributaries of Sutlej passing through Ludhiana before it confluences with the river and enters Rajasthan.

The time-bound action plan, launched in collaboration with the state government, entails diagnosis of the issues concerning Buddha Nullah pollution, evaluation of the existing pollution abatement infrastructure to ensure optimisation and corrective actions in order of priority, a senior officer told The Tribune on Tuesday.

She said the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has formed a high-level joint group of experts and senior officers from both the Centre and Punjab to carry out the plan. The group has been asked to complete the task and submit its report within one month.