The Hindu 05.09.2013
Civic body takes up rainwater harvest check
The Pudukottai municipality has been focussing on setting up rain water harvesting structures in the town.
All
the new domestic and commercial complexes in the town are being
inspected for ensuring the setting up of the rain water harvest
structure.
The structures set up during 2002, are
also being inspected for assessing its worthiness and structural
soundness for harvesting the rain water.
Surveillance
teams comprising the municipal ward member, municipal official and
engineering wing representatives have been set up for conducting the
inspection.
S.A.S. Sait, Municipal Chairman
(in-charge), says that the work on inspection of the houses and
commercial complexes was nearing completion.
A
special thrust on setting up the structure was being given in areas
which were recently annexed to the municipality from the erstwhile
village panchayat.
He said that the cooperation from
the members of the public was overwhelming, indicating the awareness
among the masses about the need to harvest rain water to retain the
ground water table.