Ludhiana, July 2 -- In a bid to curb roadside garbage dumping, municipal corporation (MC) commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has instructed the health branch to maintain strict cleanliness standards or face disciplinary action.

Chairing a review meeting at the MC Zone A office on Wednesday, Dachalwal directed chief sanitary inspectors (CSIs) and sanitary inspectors (SIs) to ensure that neither residents nor garbage collectors dump waste on roadsides or vacant plots. He stressed that violators should be regularly penalised and that sweepers' attendance must be closely monitored to ensure cleanliness across the city.

The meeting was attended by MC joint commissioners Ankur Mahindroo and Abhishek Sharma, assistant commissioner Neeraj Jain, SE ...