Ludhiana, March 26 -- In a classic waste of taxpayers' money, water pipes worth Rs.3-4 crore, purchased in 2021 under the Smart City Mission, remain unused for years, raising concerns over resource mismanagement.

These pipes, meant for Area-Based Development (ABD) in Sarabha Nagar, Ghumar Mandi and Gurdev Nagar, have been lying abandoned near Sarabha Nagar.

The issue came to light after some of these pipes were gutted in a fire near Pakhowal Road ROB, on Sunday.

The water pipes were procured under the Smart City project to improve the water supply network, but the work never progressed as planned.

According to information, some of these are high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and some are of iron size varying 6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inc...