The Hindu 04.12.2009
Corporation to launch Blue Brigade service
Staff Reporter
| It will help detect and resolve problems in water distribution |
Photo: P. Goutham 
Innovation: Salem Corporation has completed the procurement of equipment for the Blue Brigade service that will attend to water supply issues in the city. —
SALEM: The Salem Corporation has received all the equipment required for running the Blue Brigade service.
This service is going to be launched soon by the civic body in order to detect problems that exist and which might arise in the water distribution network and resolve them quickly, so that the people are not put to needless inconvenience.
The civic body has purchased modern equipment along with a vehicle at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh to detect the leaks in the water supply network and plug them immediately.
The government has provided the total cost of the vehicle as grant.
Grievances
Civic officials said that the service would help the civic body to respond to the public grievances regarding water supply quickly and effectively.
The vehicle has facilities to test water quality and also detect leaks in the water pipeline.
Among the devices that are available on the vehicle are a turbidity meter, PH meter and equipment to test the level of chlorination in the water.
A tool kit is also provided for plugging leaks in the pipelines.
In addition to this, a motor pump and a laptop with Internet connection are also available in the vehicle.
A three-member team that will travel in the vehicle will use the laptop for collecting water charges.
A wireless and a public address system are also fitted in the vehicle.
The team, apart from plugging leaks, will also help prevent incidents of illegal water tapping from the Corporation pipelines, officials said.