Mohali, May 7 -- The municipal corporation has initiated strict action against prominent eateries of Phase 5 by disconnecting their water and sewer connections for dumping food waste directly into sewer lines.

This practice was causing frequent blockages and posing a serious health risk to nearby residential areas, said officials.

MC commissioner Parminder Pal Singh said that civic body disconnected water and sewer connections of all these establishments, in coordination with the public health department and the municipal field team. "In case they do not take corrective action in the next three days, we will seal the eateries," he added.

A joint inspection conducted on Tuesday revealed that food joints, such as Amrit Sweets, Kulcha The...