The Hindu 25.07.2009
Water pipelines to be replaced in Chitradurga
Staff Correspondent
District administration to spend Rs. 2 crore on the project
Silver ion disinfection system to be installed for water purification
Chitradurga: Chitradurga city will soon have new water pipelines with the district administration and the City Municipal Council (CMC) deciding to replace the old pipelines in order to provide clean and uninterrupted drinking water supply.
The district administration plans to spend nearly Rs. 2 crore on replacing the nearly 30-year-old water pipelines.
The decision was taken following repeated complaints of seepage of water and broken pipes. It was discussed during the recent special meeting convened by Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas. Several CMC members also participated in the discussions.
Mr. Biswas said the district administration and the CMC would pool funds from different schemes to complete the project. “We will spend Rs. 1.8 crore from the Chief Minister’s special package for the development of small and medium towns, around Rs. 45 lakh given by the Karnataka State Finance Corporation and Rs. 27 lakh from funds earmarked for the Karnataka Municipal Reforms Programme,” he said.
He said a silver ion disinfection system would be installed for the purification of water. The system, he said, had been tested and was working well in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
“Since chlorination is considered dangerous and has been banned in various developed nations owing to its adverse impact on human health, we wish to adopt a better and more hygienic water purification method,” Mr. Biswas said. The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) had been asked to implement the project. Mr. Biswas said water supply to the city would be augmented using excess water from the Shanti Sagar dam.
When asked what was being done on the underground drainage system, he said survey work was just completed. The project was in its initial stages and might require at least Rs. 80 crore.
