Ludhiana civic body seals commercial property

LUDHIANA: The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation sealed a commercial property over default in payment of property tax and snapped two sewer connections, as the owners failed to pay the water-sewer user charges.

The civic body teams also recovered over Rs 8.60 lakh from other defaulters, who chose to pay the pending tax on the spot.

The team led by SDO (Zone B) Amritpal Singh snapped two sewer connections on Guru Arjun Dev nagar road as the owners failed to pay the water-sewer user charges. The team recovered Rs 1.10 lakh from five other defaulters.

The other team led by Superintendent (Zone B) Harminder Singh, who went to seal the properties of property tax defaulters, recovered around Rs 2.5 lakh from three defaulters, who chose to pay the tax on the spot.

Zone C team led by Superintendent Gurparkash Singh and Inspector Karan Sharma sealed a commercial property on 33 feet road in Giaspura after the owner failed to pay the pending tax. The team recovered Rs 5 lakh from five other defaulters, who paid the dues on the spot.