The aim of the
Rs. 395.41 crore work was to supply additional water to Kurichi and
Kuniamuthur – the two municipalities that merged with the Corporation in
2010 – and also to six other areas – Thudiyalur, Vellakinaru,
Vilankurichi, Chinnavedampatti, Saravanampatti and Kalapatti.

Once
implemented, the residents of the aforementioned areas would get as
much water as those in the old city (60 wards) – 135 litres per capita a
day (lpcd). At present they get anywhere between 40 and 70 lpcd and
that too only once in eight to 10 days.

The sources said that the
TWAD Board had designed the project in such a way that it would cater to
the needs of the residents till 2048. The population then would be 5.31
lakh and water supply 81 million litres a day.

The Board would
tap Siruvani water for the purpose – 35 million litres a day – at
Kovaipudur Pirivu on Perur Road from the main line that supplied water
to the Gandhi Park reservoir. To make good the diversion, the Board
would supply an equal quantity of Pilloor water to the city.

Water tanks

The
Board would construct two huge water tanks of 15 lakh litre capacity
(master balancing reservoirs) – one in Press Enclave to take of
Kuniamuthur’s needs and another in Pillaiyarpuram to take care of
Kurichi’s needs.

It would also construct 18 over head tanks of
smaller quantity to manage distribution to various areas. Along with the
26 over head tanks in the maintenance of the Coimbatore Corporation,
the total tanks available for equitable distribution would go up to 44
in the two localities.

To the households, the Board would also lay
pipelines with the longer diameter to supply adequate water, the Board
sources said and pointed out that the minimum width of the pipelines
would be 110 mm. At present, the maximum width of the pipelines stood at
90 mm.

The move would benefit 48,462 households and 2,146 non-domestic water connection owners in the two localities.