Panj Peer Road: Locals are calling for measures to stop sewage overflows during the impending rainy season

Panj Peer Road, here, has overflowing sewers on wet days; people have demanded solutions, but no long-term fix has been discovered. According to locals, the main sewage line regularly spills on the road during periods of intense rain, mild showers, or even just after short downpours. Residents have had challenges throughout the last several rainy seasons as a result of rainfall combining with foul sewage and building up on the road for hours.

Residents express concern that no real steps have been taken to stop the main sewage line from overflowing on wet days, with two and a half months until the oncoming rainy season. In order to link dairies with the effluent treatment facility that is now under construction in Haibowal, a drainage pipe is currently being erected on the road. On the other hand, locals are requesting that the Municipal Corporation act quickly to stop sewage overflow on rainy days.

Sewage water from places like Gill Road, Dugri, and Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar is transported by a sizable main sewerage pipeline under the road and ends up at the Balloke Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). Rainy days cause the main line’s sewage flow to become abnormally high, which often causes overflows on Panj Peer Road.

Rainwater and excess sewage were formerly drained into the adjacent Barewal drain via a conduit. However, since multiple dairy units discharge cow manure carelessly, the drain often stays plugged.

Years have passed, yet according to Dinesh Kalra of Panj Peer Road, the problem of overflowing sewers on wet days has not been fixed. Although a powerful suction machine was installed a few years before, he said that the main sewage pipe was not sufficiently cleansed. Even though a canal and drainage line were built to direct water into the Barewal drain, overflowing sewers on rainy days are still an issue. In order to avoid sewage overflow during the next rainy season, Kalra emphasized the urgent necessity for a comprehensive cleaning of the main sewer line.

“Residents and shopkeepers along Panj Peer Road have been suffering for over a decade, yet no permanent solution has been found,” said a trader on the street. Many times, the road would fill with foul-smelling black water and flood within minutes of it starting to rain. To avoid similar circumstances in the future, the government must take the appropriate measures.

Arjun Sikka, the MC sub-divisional officer, expressed optimism that this year’s enhanced equipment at the STP, Balloke will lessen the issue of overflowing sewage on rainy days.

The official said that the Barewal drain cleaning project was in progress.

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Arjun Sikka, the MC sub-divisional officer, expressed optimism that this year’s enhanced equipment at the STP, Balloke will lessen the issue of overflowing sewage on rainy days. The Barewal drain cleaning project was under progress.