The Hindu      19.02.2015   

Combined water scheme goes on stream

Water is now supplied to 56 habitats on trial basis under the combined water scheme implemented at a cost of Rs. 61.11 crore for providing drinking water to 306 habitats in Alathur, Perambalur, Veppanthattai panchayat unions, and Arumbavur and Poolambadi town panchayats in Perambalur district.

A borewell has been sunk in the Kollidam river near Sengaraiyur and water is being pumped through pipelines to a length of 539.45 km.

Water is stored in 40 sumps and supplied through overhead tanks to 306 habitats and two town panchayats in the scheme.

Darez Ahamed, Collector, inspected the seven lakh litre sump at Keel Naranamangalam, 60,000 litres capacity sump at Karai, 1.50 lakh overhead tank at Nattarmangalam, four lakh litres capacity sump at Alampadi, 60,000 litres sump at Veppanthattai, three lakh litres capacity sump at Alambalur Mahatma Gandhi Nagar.

He inspected the four lakh litres sump for combined water scheme to supply water to 116 villages at Chettikulam. He asked Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board officials to expedite the combined water scheme works.

He said that in the scheme to supply water to 306 habitats in Alathur, Perambalur, and Veppanthattai panchayat unions and Armbavur and Poolampadi panchayats, work on all the 18 overhead tanks have been completed. Main pumping station and 40 sumps of the scheme have been completed. Water has been brought beyond the sump at Veepanthattai through Thappai, Naranamangalam and Alampadi sumps from Sengaraiyur main pumping station.

N. Chandrasekar, Superintending engineer, TWAD, and G. Anbalagan, Executive Engineer, accompanied the Collector.

A borewell sunk in Kollidam feeds the pipeline network running to 539 km

A seven lakh litre sump at Keel Naranamangalam is getting ready