The Hindu 19.02.2015
Combined water scheme goes on stream
Water is now supplied to 56 habitats on trial basis
under the combined water scheme implemented at a cost of Rs. 61.11 crore
for providing drinking water to 306 habitats in Alathur, Perambalur,
Veppanthattai panchayat unions, and Arumbavur and Poolambadi town
panchayats in Perambalur district.
A borewell has
been sunk in the Kollidam river near Sengaraiyur and water is being
pumped through pipelines to a length of 539.45 km.
Water is stored in 40 sumps and supplied through overhead tanks to 306 habitats and two town panchayats in the scheme.
Darez
Ahamed, Collector, inspected the seven lakh litre sump at Keel
Naranamangalam, 60,000 litres capacity sump at Karai, 1.50 lakh overhead
tank at Nattarmangalam, four lakh litres capacity sump at Alampadi,
60,000 litres sump at Veppanthattai, three lakh litres capacity sump at
Alambalur Mahatma Gandhi Nagar.
He inspected the four
lakh litres sump for combined water scheme to supply water to 116
villages at Chettikulam. He asked Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage
Board officials to expedite the combined water scheme works.
He
said that in the scheme to supply water to 306 habitats in Alathur,
Perambalur, and Veppanthattai panchayat unions and Armbavur and
Poolampadi panchayats, work on all the 18 overhead tanks have been
completed. Main pumping station and 40 sumps of the scheme have been
completed. Water has been brought beyond the sump at Veepanthattai
through Thappai, Naranamangalam and Alampadi sumps from Sengaraiyur main
pumping station.
N. Chandrasekar, Superintending engineer, TWAD, and G. Anbalagan, Executive Engineer, accompanied the Collector.
A borewell sunk in Kollidam feeds the pipeline network running to 539 km
A seven lakh litre sump at Keel Naranamangalam is getting ready
