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Where is drinking water for workers, HUDA asks builders

Thursday, 06 September 2012 06:46 administrator
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The Times of India     06.09.2012

Where is drinking water for workers, HUDA asks builders

GURGAON: Buoyed by the Punjab and Haryana high court's strict stance on the ban on use of borewells for construction purpose by builders, the HUDA has now sought details of the drinking water arrangement for workers at all the housing projects sites in Gurgaon.
 
The builders have been given notices seeking details of the projects, water requirement and duration of the work. As per the new direction, the builders will have to inform the HUDA to ensure that the source of the water, which is being used for drinking purpose by workers, is a legal one and is approved by the Central Ground Water Board and other competent authorities.
 
The builders will have to submit the details of their sites to executive engineer of HUDA in all zones. The HUDA has sought details of the housing projects to streamline the water supply system from the STP owned by the HUDA. "The details from the builders will help in analyzing the exact amount of water they need and the roadmap for the HUDA to ensure water supply till the projects gets over," said a senior HUDA official. The HUDA has also asked the builders to furnish details if they wish to set up a water treatment plant at their site and in that case, also provide the details of the technology to be used for cleaning water. All these were confirmed by a senior HUDA official.
 
Meanwhile, the builders are a worried lot. "We are getting water from the STP daily for the ongoing construction work at Sector 37 (A). This has led to the escalation of cost," said a senior executive of a real estate firm. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has banned use of the borewells for constructions in Gurgaon and the authorities have also banned the use of freshwater from tankers. The finance commissioner, Town and Country Planning (TCP) SS Dhillion had made HUDA the nodal body to provide treated water from STPs to builders.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 06:48
 

'Complete all 8 pumping stations'

Thursday, 06 September 2012 05:13 administrator
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The Times of India      06.09.2012

'Complete all 8 pumping stations'

MUMBAI: Seven years after the 2005 deluge, the BMC has made little progress in implementation of the fact-finding Chitale Committee's recommendations on augmenting pumping stations and water-holding capacity of drains. Experts told TOI that till all the eight pumping stations proposed under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Storm Water Drain (Brimstowad) project are complete, Mumbai will continue to flood.

Of the eight, only two pumping stations are operational till date. Work on two others is far from complete and on four others is yet to even begin.

The two operational pumping stations at Irla and Haji Ali proved less than adequate when heavy rains started lashing the city on Monday. Milan and Andheri subways and some Juhu areas, which fall within the radius of the Irla pumping station, were flooded with knee-deep waters.

Work on the pumping stations at Love Grove in Worli and Cleaveland Bunder in Reay Road has started but it only 20% and 25% complete, respectively. Work on four other pumping stations at the Britannia outfall in Reay Road, Mahul , Guzderband in Khar and Mogra in Andheri is yet to start.

"Pumping stations were proposed to give relief to low-lying areas from flooding, but the civic body's sluggish pace of implementing the committee recommendations is definitely the reason why the city floods every time it rains more than 50mm," said a former chief engineer from the storm water drains department.

The other aspects of the Brimstowad project are around 60% complete. Only 13 of the 20 works were completed in the first phase while only two of the 34 works were ready in the second phase. Due to the BMC's inability to remove encroachments, the effectiveness of completed projects is also affected. Delay in implementation has led to a rise in project cost from Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 3,500 crore.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 05:17
 

Rs.127 crore spent on Kothur tank works

Thursday, 06 September 2012 05:00 administrator
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The Hindu    06.09.2012

Rs.127 crore spent on Kothur tank works

G. Ravikiran

Enhanced supply:The tank supplies water to 1.5 lakh population in Nellore.
 
Enhanced supply:The tank supplies water to 1.5 lakh population in Nellore.

The Kothur summer storage tank on the city outskirts, spread over 500 acres with a capacity of 2 tmc, has come as an alternative source for augmenting drinking water supply to meet the increasing needs of Nellore and its surroundings.

Development works at a cost of Rs.127 crore have been carried out on the tank project, which involved construction of five new overhead water tanks at Podalakuru Road, Mahatma Road, Padarupalli, Magunta Layout and Military Colony. With this, improved water supply is ensured to nearly 1.5 lakh population in the city limits.

The summer storage works were started in 2010 after the officials of the Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) found that it would be difficult to meet the needs of increasing city population solely based on the then existing sources drawn from Penna river. Reduced pressure in pipelines was another reason because of which people in remote areas faced difficulties in supply.

In all, Nellore requires 69 million litres per day (mld) with most of the requirement being met from the river water sources. The supply capacity of Kothur summer storage tank is 18 mld with the NMC authorities presently drawing 9 mld each day from this source.

Municipal Engineer T. Sampath Kumar said that as of now, there was a need to draw just 9 mld from Kothur tank and increased drawal would depend on future requirement.

On reports of dirty water in Vengalraonagar, Gandhinagar and such places, he said that there was no problem at the storage tank level and the problems had been rectified at the local level. Due to problems in pipelines in specific colonies, there were chances of coloured water coming from the municipal taps. As there was a lot of land at the Kothur storage tank, the officials made a proposal to develop it as a tourism spot by constructing guest houses and other facilities.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 05:03
 
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