Improving sewerage facilities: Several schemes on the anvil
Several schemes for improving the sewerage facilities in and around
the city are in the offing, announced Health Minister V S Sivakumar here
the other day.
To begin with, an amount of Rs 35 lakh has been
sanctioned for a new sewerage line for Pavithra Nagar in the
Manacaud-Kuriathy section of Kerala Water Authority (KWA), the Minister
said. In addition to this, Rs 26.32 lakh has been set aside for new RCC
manholes in the Manacaud, Perunthani and Fort wards. The sewerage line
surrounding the Sreevarahom pond is also to be relaid, and a sum of Rs
26.51 lakh has been allowed for this.
The residents of Rajaji
Nagar (Chengalchoola) may soon get respite with Rs one crore sanctioned
for the construction of a new sewerage line in a “scientific” manner,
the Minister announced.
He further said that schemes for
renovation of drainage lines in low-lying areas like Karimadom Colony,
Ganga Nagar and Yamuna Nagar will be implemented as soon as the report
by RITES report is received.
A government order has been passed for a Rs 63-lakh scheme for a new sewerage line at Thycaud’s Pound Kulam Colony.
Work
is progressing on the new sewerage lines at Melarannoor Metro Gardens,
while the Rs 24-lakh scheme for replacing the old sewerage lines near
Amayizhanjan canal has been completed. The scheme for laying new lines
along the Poovathoor- Thazhanjeri lines in Chackai ward has begun, the
Minister said.
Meanwhile, the new drainage lines in Punnapuram colony were inaugurated on Tuesday evening.
