Ludhiana

Electroplating units in Ludhiana, Punjab, are shutting shop owing to a crackdown by the state's pollution control board. Many industrialists are changing their line of work to be able to earn a livelihood.

Smaller auto component manufacturers in Ludhiana would fare better if the Punjab government provided them with subsidies and cheaper business loans, according to manufacturers.

In Punjab, the proposed launch of international flights at the Chandigarh airport would affect tourist inflows into Amritsar, and lead to commercial loss to the Amritsar city, local traders said. Amritsar is the only city in the Punjab state to have an international airport. The state government has announced that international flights will operate out of the Chandigarh airport as well.