Ludhiana, March 27 -- The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of alleged unhygienic conditions in the Model Town area and directed the municipal corporation Ludhiana to probe complaints of foul-smelling wastewater being discharged onto a public road, asking it to submit a detailed report ahead of the next hearing on April 30.

The directions follow a complaint filed on January 23 by the Model Town Market Welfare Society, which flagged persistent sanitation concerns in the locality behind Model Town Gol Market.

The complainants alleged that a restaurant owner has been routinely releasing dirty and foul-smelling wastewater onto the street, causing severe inconvenience to both residents and shopkeepers operating in the...