Ludhiana, Sept. 23 -- Even after two years of receiving a list of nearly 40 dyeing units illegally discharging industrial waste into the municipal sewer system, the Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) has failed to take action against the violators. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has identified and reported these units, but no concrete step has been taken by the civic body to stop the pollution.

In October last year, the MC commissioner had issued directions to dyeing unit owners, asking them to stop dumping treated or untreated waste into sewer lines. The order followed PPCB's warning that this practice violates not only environmental norms but also the guidelines of the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) und...