The Hindu 23.04.2010
Water treatment plants to come up soon
Staff Reporter
PUDUCHERRY: Water treatment plants will soon be installed in many parts of Puducherry and Karaikal for supplying purified potable water to the public, Public Health Minister A. Namassivayam said on Thursday.
Replying to a debate on the demand for grants to Public Health Department, he said that a treatment plant has already been installed in Rainbow Nagar at the cost of Rs. 20 lakh. A proposal has been made to supply water to the public through self-help groups in 20-litre cans each at the cost of Rs. 7.
Similar treatment plants have also been proposed to be installed immediately at Iyyanar Nagar, Viduthalai Nagar and Akkaraivattam in Karaikal. Depending on the requirement, the scheme would be extended to areas such as Kirumampakkam, Kalapet, Muthialpet, Koodapakkam and Ariyankuppam during this financial year, he said.
A total of 18 unfinished water supply schemes in urban and rural Puducherry are being implemented in full swing, and would be completed this financial year at the cost of Rs. 35.11 crore through NABARD. As many as 32 new schemes have also been proposed.
The work on renewing the entire water supply distribution pipeline in Puducherry town limits would be taken up at the cost of Rs. 60 crore this financial year through HUDCO, Mr. Namassivayam said.
Sewerage schemes for the remaining parts of Nellithope and surrounding areas are proposed to be implemented this year at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.3 crore through loan assistance from HUDCO. As preventive maintenance, the work on clearing blockage in the entire sewerage network and its monitoring through closed circuit television camera would also be taken up this year.
