The Corporation is hopeful of distributing water to the residents
without difficulty till the first week of May, said Commissioner Sandeep
Nanduri here on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, he said that
despite the stoppage in the discharge from Periyar dam to the Vaigai
reservoir, the storage level in Vaigai dam was around 25 feet which was
expected to feed the residents for the next 30 days from today.

The
infiltration wells at Melakkal, Kochadai, Manalur and Tiruppuvanam were
expected to feed water beyond May first week, and the engineers have
also identified spots for borewells, which would be dug up in as many as
200 points. “We have to supply potable water to the residents and will
accord top priority towards this,” he responded when asked how they
would face the opposition from people to the Corporation digging
borewells in public places.

Summer showers

Above
all, the summer showers, which is usually experienced by April-end, may
bring in some relief. While drinking water provision would be in place
for devotees visiting the city for the chitirai festival, the water for
Lord Kallazhagar’s entry into the Vaigai river, would be made known at
an appropriate time, he also added.

The Corporation has procured
2,000 water tanks, which would be installed at vantage locations, and
water distribution would be done easily through this. The GPRS facility
has been very useful and payments to contractors were being made only
after verification with the logsheets in the modern control room at the
Anna Maaligai, the Commissioner said.