Chandigarh, June 2 -- The Centre has maintained that pollution in Chandigarh's seasonal choes and waste management at the Dadumajra dumpsite are being effectively handled, even as local MP Manish Tewari questioned the claims, calling them disconnected from ground realities.

City's drainage system is built around four seasonal rivulets-Sukhna Choe, N-Choe, Patiala Ki Rao and Faidan Choe originating from the Shivalik foothills and acting as natural stormwater carriers. Originally designed as ecological buffers and flood channels, these choes now reflect the stress of rapid urbanisation, inter-state spillover, and weak enforcement.

Overflow of Sukhna Choe, N-Choe and Patiala Ki Rao has caused city-wide waterlogging and traffic disruption. ...