Jalandhar, Aug. 8 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and main pumping station at Dera Sachkhand Ballan.

After paying obeisance at Dera Sachkhand Ballan, a religious and social organisation at Ballan village near Jalandhar dedicated to the teachings of Guru Ravidass, Mann said he felt blessed to have received the opportunity to visit the sacred place, an official statement said.

The project, announced by former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi before the 2022 state assembly elections, will be completed at a cost of Rs.3.4 crore.

The STP will have a capacity of 0.5 MLD (million litres per day) and is expected to be completed within 12 months. The project wi...