Hudiara drain originates from Batala (District Gurdaspur - East India, Punjab) and enters into Pakistan near Laloo village. This drain used to be a natural storm water nullah now carries sewage water mingled with untreated industrial waste as it enters Pakistan, taking the highly contaminated water to the River Ravi after travelling 63 Km.
WWF - P had assessed the environmental health of this drain through Water Quality Monitoring and found it to be highly unsatisfactory for irrigation as well as domestic purposes. Therefore WWF – P is now working on identifying treatment options to reduce the pollution load of the drain. We have WWF – India as well as local authorities and community on board with us and we are also working with the major industrial units on the drain and providing them with technical assistance to help them adopt cost effective environmental solutions.