The Hindu 02.04.2013
8 combined water supply schemes to be completed in next two years
Eight major combined water supply schemes across the State will be completed in the next two years.
Moving
the demand for grants concerning departments under his Ministry in the
Assembly on Monday, Municipal Administration Minister K.P. Munusamy said
the combined water supply schemes in Virudhunagar, Madurai and
Sivagangai districts taken up at a total cost of Rs.3,276.62 crore were
in various stages of completion. These projects, which would benefit 85
lakh people, would be completed between this fiscal and next financial
year.
Tendering was in process for three other
combined water supply schemes in Cuddalore, Pudukottai and Thanjavur at a
cost of Rs.877.74 crore. Nearly 18 lakh people would receive water
supply through these schemes.
This fiscal too, the
government proposed to cover 6,000 rural habitations through individual
power pump schemes and combined water supply projects for which
Rs.1,190.72 crore had been allocated. The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and
Drainage Board would also revamp infrastructure in combined water supply
projects this fiscal. Nearly 626 works, including replacing aged
pumpsets and damaged pipeline, would be taken up at a cost of Rs.58.44
crore, Mr. Munusamy said.
TWAD also proposed to
provide safe drinking water to 2,887 more anganwadis across the State
this year. It had already provided water supply to 5,211 anganwadis last
year.
In a bid to augment groundwater sources in the
water-starved districts, the State government planned to create 1,171
recharge structures, be it check dams or percolation ponds, worth Rs.60
crore.
The TWAD was planning to complete
district-wise groundwater quality maps this financial year to help
identify sources for water supply.
