Mohali’s Phase 5 eateries lose water, sewage connections for dumping waste in sewer lines
Mohali MC commissioner Parminder Pal Singh said that civic body disconnected water and sewer connections to all these establishments, in coordination with the public health department and the municipal field team
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 Theka, Taste Da Adda, Walk N Talk, Khalsa Vaishnav Dhaba, Chennai Maratha, Avin Kartik, Sher-E-Punjab Dhaba and a liquor shop, either lacked grease chambers or had not been maintaining them properly. This negligence led to food and greasy waste entering the sewer system, resulting in blockages.
A senior MC official said, “These restaurants were fined on March 28, but no corrective action was taken. The situation has worsened to point that dirty water is seeping into nearby homes, posing risk of infection.”
