Shiromani Akali Dal supporters ruled the show as sand mining
sites went under the hammer at the Punjab Trade Centre here on Thursday, amid
protests and allegations.
The 46 sites of Ludhiana,
Moga and Faridkot were auctioned for six months, according to orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had recently lifted
the ban on mining for this period.
Ludhiana: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has constituted a committee to consider the use to pet coke as a fuel in the dyeing industry. The Federation of Dyeing Factories Association had sent a representation to the board in this regard.
Ludhiana: Plastic bags, which have been banned by the majority of states in the country, will now be used by the Punjab Government in the construction of roads. With their usage, roads will not only present a brighter look, but will be more strengthened. While using plastic bags in bitumen, the state government will save approximately Rs 2 lakh per km on road construction.
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to honour Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM) Executive Director Umendra Dutt and a Ludhiana-based industrialist Joginder Kumar, at the annual state-level function being organised by the board on June 5. The function will be held at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research to mark World Environment Day.
Annual variability of different climatic parameters was analysed from historical weekly meteorological data for three different stations of Punjab namely Ballowal Saunkhri, Ludhiana and Bathinda representing the three different agroclimatic regions of the state.
The Jeev Kalyan Hospital, run by popular NGO People for Animals (PFA) in village Khwajke, nearly 25 km from Ludhiana, resembles a junkyard more than a hospital. The NGO has Maneka Gandhi as its chairman and the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) gives them grants in lakhs on an annual basis. The Ludhiana hospital, too, gets those grants as per the bills presented by them.
Ludhiana: Keeping in view the ever-increasing menace of stray cattle on the city roads, AK Sinha, Municipal Commissioner, said private gaushalas had been roped in to accommodate stray cattle.
The Commissioner today met owners of private gaushalas in this regard.
