Ludhiana, Jan. 4 -- Members of the Public Action Committee (PAC) and Kale Pani Da Morcha have submitted a reminder to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), urging the authorities to strictly implement the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) orders to stop the discharge of untreated and partially-treated industrial waste from common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) into the Buddha Nullah.

The activists said they had earlier staged a peaceful protest at the PPCB headquarters in Patiala on December 3, 2025, after which the board had scheduled a meeting for January 8. They have requested that both the PPCB chairman and the member secretary remain present so that the matter can be discussed thoroughly.

The campaigners said that the PPCB, U...