India, Jan. 12 -- Environmental activists and city residents have come together to prepare an integrated, citizen-led roadmap for the revival of the polluted Buddha Nullah into a flowing Buddha Darya, while simultaneously addressing the worsening groundwater crisis across Ludhiana.

The jointly prepared framework focuses on scientific recycling and reuse of wastewater, with the twin objectives of river rejuvenation and sustainable water management.

Activists said the plan proposes the phased reuse of nearly 555 million litres per day (MLD) of treated water to restore the natural flow of Buddha Darya, reduce pollution and recharge groundwater.

Under the first phase, treated water from the Sahnewal and Jamalpur sewage treatment plants (ST...