Ludhiana, Aug. 23 -- The Municipal Corporation (MC) has issued 60 challans and recommended 65 FIRs over the past one month against polluting dairy units in the Tajpur Road area. Officials said the move came after repeated violations by dairy owners who continue to dump cow dung and waste in open areas, choking the effluent treatment plant (ETP) and posing a serious environmental threat, they said.

Despite designated sites being provided for the disposal of cow dung, several dairy units have been discharging untreated waste into open drains and throwing dung outside their units. The poor waste management has not only led to foul smell and unhygienic conditions in the locality but has also impacted the functioning of the ETP, which has rem...