Ludhiana, April 27 -- With the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation cracking down on dairy units at Haibowal dairy complex for dumping cow dung and waste in Buddha Nullah with some even losing power connections, dairy owners at Tajpur dairy complex have accused the MC of not taking action regarding the "direct flow of waste into the water body".

They alleged that the contractor tasked with collecting cow dung from their dairies had been instructing them to dump it in the lanes outside their units. The dairy owners said the lanes were already choked with dung and wastewater, and adding more would worsen the situation, leaving no space for bringing in fodder or transporting milk out.

"There is no biogas plant here, and the effluent treatment pl...