Source : The Hindu Date : 18.06.2009
Main pipeline to be shifted at a cost of Rs. 8.6 crore
Staff Reporter
| Under the Tamiraparani combined drinking water scheme |
Personal check: Collector, Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, inspecting the drinking water pumping station at Palavanatham near Aruppukottai on Wednesday.
VIRUDHUNAGAR: The work to shift main pipeline carrying water under the Tamiraparani combined drinking water scheme to run parallel to the Aruppukottai-Eppothumvendran national highways 45B would be done at a cost of Rs.8.6 crore.
Inspecting the work at Aruppukottai on Wednesday, Collector Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan said that the main pipeline running for 25 km from Eppothumvendran to Aruppukottai was laid under the national highways at 11 places. This often led to damaging of the pipelines while carrying out road widening works.
Shifting of pipelines to the side of the road for 18 km has been completed and the work for remaining seven km was being carried out.
The Collector said that Aruppukottai town was facing a shortage of 25 lakh litres of water every day. Out of the demand for 80 lakh litres, 45 lakh litres was planned to be drawn from the combined drinking water scheme and the remaining 35 from the Tirupuvanam scheme.
She said that an advanced technology would be introduced at a cost of Rs.1.60 crore to prevent water theft by damaging the valves of the main pipeline.
Virudhunagar
Efforts would be made to ensure that the planned quantum of water under the Tamiraparani combined drinking water scheme was realised for Virudhunagar town, the Collector said.
Reviewing the drinking water supply here on Tuesday, she said that the town faced 25 lakh litres of water shortage every day. Out of its daily requirement of 65.70 lakh litres of water only around 40 lakh litres was available.
The combined drinking water scheme that was supposed to supply 39 lakh litres every day was providing only 16 lakh litres. The town was getting 24 lakh litres from Anaikuttam dam daily.
Ms. Sigy said that the officials should ensure that the proposed water supply of once in five days should be maintained strictly without any problem. She asked the officials to identify and seize electric motors used for illegal suction of drinking water.
Municipal Commissioner Kalyansundaram and officials from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, participated in the meeting.
