After many false starts, the civic body seems to be ready to complete the last leg of the underground drainage (UGD) project.

The
last leg work involves laying underground sewer lines along and across
Trichy Road to convey sewage from 17 wards to the sewage treatment plant
in Ondipudur.

NHAI permission

The Corporation could
not complete the work in the normal course because it had failed to
obtain the permission from the National Highways Authority of India for
laying the sewer lines on Trichy Road.

After a delay of over a year, the Corporation made an attempt sometime in 2016 but could not secure the permission.

Now,
again, after six months, the Corporation was all set to resume work as
it had obtained NHAI permission, said sources. The Corporation would lay
the underground main sewer lines for over 20 km and ‘lateral’ sewer
lines for around six km. It would cut across Trichy Road at 12 places,
including near Rajaji Nagar, Kothari Layout, Vivekananda Layout and
Pattanam Road. For carrying out the project, the Corporation had also
paid Rs. 5 crore to NHAI.

Once completed, the Corporation would be
able to convey sewage from areas north and south of Trichy Road to the
Ondipudur sewage treatment plant and this would mark the completion of
the project the Corporation had taken up in 2010-11 under the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the sources added.