Ludhiana, Nov. 27 -- More than 120 dairy owners at the Tajpur Road dairy complex are facing severe inconvenience as the lanes of Blocks B and C have been completely flooded for several days. The flooding has been caused by a choked effluent treatment plant (ETP), which has not been functioning properly since November 20, residents and dairy operators said.

According to dairy owners, the wastewater that should be diverted to the biogas plant is instead flowing directly into the ETP plant because the biogas unit has not been set up yet. As a result, the ETP has been receiving untreated "kala pani" mixed with dung and slurry, causing it to choke repeatedly. With no system in place to manage the load, the wastewater has overflowed into inter...