The Hindu 24.07.2013
Corporation starts laying pipelines for water supply
Commuting safely on roads is going to be a herculean
task for city residents as the Municipal Corporation has started to lay
pipelines for Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Supply Scheme.
The
residents, who were already irked by the battered roads due to the
non-completion of underground drainage works and non-relaying of tar
topped roads in their area, have to face this new challenge as the
pipelines from Mamangam have to pass through the arterial roads to reach
the 22 overhead tanks being constructed at various parts of the city.
Residents
worry that after pipelines are placed , the pits are not properly
closed and relaying of tar-topped roads would not happen in another four
months time when the monsoon would be in its peak.
“This makes commuting a risky one”, said Krishnan, a resident of Chattiram.
The
civic body had not closed the pit dug to lay pipelines on Venkatappa
Chetty Road, Seetharaman Chetty Road and Chattiram areas making it
difficult for pedestrians or two-wheelers. The situation is worse at few
places on Venkatappa Chetty Road as the pits were not properly closed
and water stagnates on it posing threat to road users.
Pipelines
were already dumped along arterial roads for laying and are expected to
be completed in three months. Residents, who had a bitter experience
due to non-completion of UGD works, want the relaying of roads to be
carried out immediately so that the roads are safe during monsoon
season.
As part of the dedicated water scheme to
supply 135 litres of protected drinking water to each resident’s
everyday, works is being carried out at a total cost of Rs. 283.09
crore.
Under Stage II works, carried out in four
packages at a total cost of Rs. 132.12 crore, work is on to construct 22
overhead tanks, laying of pipeline in the city for about 67.385 km.,
providing connectivity to houses for about 165.99 km. and installing
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition for monitoring movement of the
water in pipelines.