Finally, Fatehgarh Sahib drain cleared

Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 22 

Finally, the district administration removed encroachments from the drain (ganda nullah) today. A team of officials from the Drainage Department surveyed the drain passing through Fatehgarh Sahib and removed the encroachments. For months, residents had been demanding that the drain be cleaned. 

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Kamaldeep Sangha along with SDM Puja Syal and officials of the Drainage Department visited villages after hearing rumours that several villages had been flooded with rainwater. At the site, he urged the people not to spread rumours about the extent of flooding.

Sangha directed the officials of the department to immediately remove weeds and trees from the drain that were blocking the smooth flow of rainwater. He said the situation was under control.