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Water scheme for Arakkonam

Saturday, 01 August 2009 05:15 administrator
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The Hindu - Tamil Nadu 01.08.2009

Water scheme for Arakkonam

Special Correspondent

VELLORE: An Integrated Drinking Water Supply Scheme will be implemented at a cost of Rs.8.75 crore to provide a permanent solution to the drinking water scarcity in Arakkonam, according to C. Rajendran, Collector of Vellore.

He was speaking at the valedictory function of the five-day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign organised by the Press Information Bureau, Chennai, and other divisions of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, at the CSI Central Higher Secondary School Ground, Arakkonam, on Thursday.

Mr. Rajendran said that development works to the tune of Rs.16 crore were being implemented in Arakkonam.

SHGs

While there were 34 lakh women self-help groups in Tamil Nadu in 2009, Vellore district alone accounted for 15,000 groups, including 340 in Arakkonam.

Free house site pattas have been provided to 32,000 poor persons in Vellore district, while 5,000 poor landless persons have been provided two acres of land each.

Last Updated on Saturday, 01 August 2009 05:17
 

Progress of drinking water supply scheme inspected

Friday, 31 July 2009 04:42 administrator
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The Hindu 31.07.2009

Progress of drinking water supply scheme inspected

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Taking stock: Municipal Administration Secretary Niranjan Mardi inspecting the progress of work on the construction of collector wells on the Coleroon River in Tiruchi on Thursday.

TIRUCHI: Municipal Administration Secretary Niranjan Mardi on Thursday inspected the progress of works on the Rs.144.86-crore drinking water supply augmentation scheme being implemented in the city.

Mr. Mardi inspected the work on the construction of the three collector wells on the Coleroon River for the scheme being executed with financial assistance from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

He also inspected the road laying works taken up with about Rs.24.30 crore of financial assistance from the German development bank, KfW. He inspected the newly laid Thillai Nagar Main Road under the project and the storm water drains.

He instructed the Corporation officials to demarcate the lanes with white paint and fix reflectors along the roadsides.

Mr. Mardi also inspected the site for the inner link road between Anna Nagar and Cantonment and directed the officials to expedite the work.

After inspecting the newly opened gasifier based crematorium at Karumandapam, constructed at a cost of Rs.1.17 crore, Mr. Mardi instructed the officials to establish a computerised birth and death registration office.

Corporation Commissioner T. T. Balsamy, Municipal Administration Chief Engineer Raghunathan, City Engineer S. Raja Mohammed, Executive Engineers R. Chandran and S. Arunachalam and WAPCOS representatives Subburaj and Vadivel accompanied Mr. Mardi.

Last Updated on Friday, 31 July 2009 04:53
 

Rs 2-cr project dries up, drip by drip

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 06:55 administrator
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The New Indian Express 28.07.2009

Rs 2-cr project dries up, drip by drip


Plants at the Hebbal flyover median wither away due to lack of water.

BANGALORE: The BBMP was working hard on the beautification of the road medians between Hebbal flyover and BIAL. But it is being stopped in its tracks by the continuous theft of the water valves, PVC pipes or drip lines that were being laid as part of the project about three months ago. What’s surprising is that despite its drive to bring back green to that stretch, the BBMP seem to be taking all the robberies quite casually.

“This is common with public property being looted and damaged,’’ an officer observed when asked why a police complaint was not lodged over the theft.

The Rs 2-crore drip irrigation concept initiated on NH-7 road median for plants developed by the BBMP Horticulture Department has stopped functioning leaving various species of flora drying out and dying. The adoption of drip irrigation for plants was a first in the city, and unfortunately did not last for more than three months. Now who is to blame? The poor security and maintenance by the Palike or the irresistible urge of the public to steal and deface public property? While the Palike is no mood to even file a case of theft, it is thinking of alternative ways of watering the plants on the medians from Hebbal flyover to BIA.

As an immediate measure, private contractors are watering the plants using tankers.

“Valves that control the water flow have been stolen and also the PVC pipes. When we switch on the motor, the water flows onto the roads instead of watering the plants,” said the authorities in question.

Chandrashekar from a private water supply agency who was watering the plants of the NH-7 said that the BBMP had assigned them the job of watering the plants from the Kogilu cross upto Hebbal lake and they require minimum 20 loads of water for the purpose everyday.

“Each load costs Rs 350 and every day we use about 20 loads and we are watering the plants from the past four days,’’ he said. At this rate, the Palike would end up paying Rs 76.65 lakh per annum to water this stretch. People have even stolen the switch board equipments of the borewell from where the water is supplied to the medians. With the main valves being stolen, the drip pipes laid across the medians have come off and when the water is supplied from the borewells, the roads get flooded.

BBMP Horticulture Joint Director A Narayanswamy said, “The Palike has received theft complaints and the department is taking measures in checking the security aspects.We have asked the contractors to keep an eye on the equipment.

However, it is impossible to guard 24X7,” said Narayanaswamy.

He added that they will rectify the problem and wherever they are taking up the drip irrigatation project, extra security measures will be implemented. However, water supply through the tankers is not costing the department much as it comes under the outsourcing contract.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 July 2009 07:01
 
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