The Hindu 14.06.2013
Cleaning of drains taken up
Cleaning of drainage channels in Thanjavur Municipal area at a cost of Rs. 15 lakh commenced on Thursday.
The
work, which started in Shankaranthi Vaikkal and Adamkhan Vaikkal which
flow in Balobanandavanam, Vadakkuvasal, and Town Krambai areas, will be
completed in 20 days. Savithiri Gopal, Chairperson of Thanjavur
Municipality, who supervised the work on Thursday, said the two drainage
channels were cleaned up after 10 years.
There was
heavy silt formation. This resulted in stagnation of water, mosquito
menace, and danger of spread of diseases. These will be fully prevented
now and sewage water will flow freely. Flood water during rainy season
will drain into Vadavar from these channels.
N. Ravichandran, Municipal Commissioner, and Srinivasan, Executive Engineer, supervised the work.
The
Municipal Commissioner said that cleaning of plastics from Grand Anicut
canal was taken up recently by the municipal sanitary workers.
Solid
waste management was done by collecting solid wastes from house to
house and putting up bins at various places. “Our aim is to make
Thanjavur a clean and beautiful town,” Mr. Ravichandran said.