Ludhiana, Nov. 5 -- A day after municipal corporation (MC) commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal issued strict orders to ensure cleanliness, the civic body has intensified the drive against the violators for open dumping of garbage across the city.

The civic body teams issued challans against over 50 residents/shopkeepers for open dumping of garbage in different parts of the city. The teams are keeping strict vigil over the violators day and night. Apart from issuing challans, the violators are also being asked to pick up the waste thrown by them in the open areas/roadsides.

Meanwhile, mayor Inderjit Kaur and MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal have appealed to the residents to support the civic body and stop dumping of garbage in the open to av...