State
Ministers P. Thangamani (Electricity) and V.Saroja (Social Welfare)
participated in the function held on Paramathi Road here.

Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. Thangamani said that drinking water was supplied
to the residents of 39 wards in Namakkal municipality through three
separate schemes with River Cauvery at Mohanur as source.

Under the new drinking water development scheme, a collector well will be constructed in River Cauvery at Jedarpalayam.

The
water from the well will be pumped to the treatment plant proposed at
Kabilarkurichi and the purified water will be pumped to the 9.15 lakh
litre capacity ground level water tank at Thummankurichi.

The
water will be later pumped to nine over-head tanks that will be
constructed in Namakkal town for regular supply to the town residents.
The completion of this project will permanently solve the drinking water
problem in this town, Mr. Thangamani said.

M. Asia Mariam,
District Collector, presided over the function. The Ministers on the
occasion honoured Saravanan, correspondent of Green Park School, and
Asokan, correspondent of the Kurinji Public School, for donating eight
acres of land for the construction of treatment plant at Kabilakurichi.