Ludhiana - The Manchester of India
Ludhiana, an industrial city sometimes also called the Manchester of India, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas with a growth rate of about 70% per decade. The city is centrally located in the State of Punjab and is widely accessible due to its proximity to the G.T. Road and railway corridors.
Ludhiana's industrial prowess is a source of pride for the State of Punjab as well as the country as a whole. The city is governed by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, which was set up in 1886.
Present Environment Status
The population of the city is growing haphazardly resulting in serious congestion and pollution from motor vehicles. The number of vehicles has grown to more than 100,000. More than 2000 MT of rice husk are burned as industrial fuel daily, resulting in the discharge of approximately 50 MT of particulates into the atmosphere and about 400 MT of ash ultimately disposed in low lying areas.
There is no city plan for the treatment and disposal of sewage. It is presently pumped from various places into channels, which ultimately discharge into the Budha Nallah.
The garbage collection and disposal system is inadequate. Industries are discharging highly toxic liquid wastes without treatment into municipal sewers and the Budha Nallah, polluting the sub soil groundwater, which is the source of drinking water for the city.
City's Environmental Priorities
Ludhiana's industrial prowess is a source of pride for the State of Punjab as well as the country as a whole. The city is governed by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, which was set up in 1886.
Present Environment Status
The population of the city is growing haphazardly resulting in serious congestion and pollution from motor vehicles. The number of vehicles has grown to more than 100,000. More than 2000 MT of rice husk are burned as industrial fuel daily, resulting in the discharge of approximately 50 MT of particulates into the atmosphere and about 400 MT of ash ultimately disposed in low lying areas.
There is no city plan for the treatment and disposal of sewage. It is presently pumped from various places into channels, which ultimately discharge into the Budha Nallah.
The garbage collection and disposal system is inadequate. Industries are discharging highly toxic liquid wastes without treatment into municipal sewers and the Budha Nallah, polluting the sub soil groundwater, which is the source of drinking water for the city.
City's Environmental Priorities
- Improve solid waste management
- Air pollution reduction measures
- Traffic management or transportation program
- Landscape design for the entire city
- Control of pollution from non point sources
- Sewage and waste water treatment
