Source : The Hindu Date : 03.06.2009

Hogenakkal Project to start in October

Staff Reporter

DHARMAPURI: As announced by Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, the Integrated Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project will kick-start in October 2009, Ms. Supriya Sahoo, Project Director, said here on Tuesday.

Ms. Sahoo was here to conduct a spot survey. She held discussions with the district administration and gave details about the implementation of the project to local representatives at a meeting at the collectorate She informed them about preparedness to supply water to all hamlets in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts.

Pipelines

The project work would be undertaken on a war footing and completed in December 2012. Ms. Sahoo said 11,000- km long pipelines would be erected in these districts to facilitate water supply without any hindrance. These pipelines would link the current water supply link at the village panchayat level.

A 240-lakh litre giant overhead water tank (OHT) would be constructed at Madam in Dharmapuri district as Master Balancing Reservoir (MBR) to store water for supply to the MBRs in blocks and panchayats. Fluoride content in the ground water in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts is between seven to nine mg per litre.

A separate project called Fluoride Mitigation Project would be launched soon to identify the fluoride level in the ground water at various locations, Ms. Sahoo said.