The Times of India 20.04.2013
Corporation instructs contractors to speed up storm water drain packages
COIMBATORE: The city municipal corporation has instructed the JNNURM
department to ensure the already executed storm water drain packages in
the city are completed by the end of July. The civil contractors
executing the work have been asked to construct culverts and connect the
disjointed rain channels to facilitate the free flow of rain water
before the rains. The civic body has also decided to focus on removal of
debris and silt deposited in the storm water drains across the city in
the coming days. This means that the corporation has to ensure that the
194 km of storm water drain is completed by July 31.
"We have reviewed the progress of the project and have decided to connect the disjointed channels on a priority basis. We will also complete the entire storm water drain work by the end of July," said G Latha, commissioner, Coimbatore municipal corporation.
The city municipal corporation is constructing storm water drains for a total length of 731.48 km in the old corporation area limits under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Presently, the civic body has completed construction of drains on a length of 537 km however, they still have to connect these channels to interconnect the drains in order to ensure no water logging in the particular localities.
"There are lot of areas in the city where the storm water drains have been left without connecting the channels at the corners. Residents in localities like Siddhapudur and areas like Lenin Nagar are facing lot of issues due to the collection of storm water in the drains," said A Nandhakumar, councillor ward no 52, Coimbatore municipal corporation.
The corporation has identified 110 spots where the interconnection of the completed drains are to be undertaken on a priority basis at the moment. The officials involved in the project claimed that culverts are to be constructed and the channels are to be joined at these spots. Overall, 1372 culverts have been identified in the total 731km project.
The stormwater drain project is being executed in seven separate packages across the old corporation limits. The corporation had covered 202km till July 2, 2012 and the remaining 335 km were laid since then during the past nine months. The corporation has completed only the fifth package and the remaining six are in various stages of completion.
"We have reviewed the progress of the project and have decided to connect the disjointed channels on a priority basis. We will also complete the entire storm water drain work by the end of July," said G Latha, commissioner, Coimbatore municipal corporation.
The city municipal corporation is constructing storm water drains for a total length of 731.48 km in the old corporation area limits under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Presently, the civic body has completed construction of drains on a length of 537 km however, they still have to connect these channels to interconnect the drains in order to ensure no water logging in the particular localities.
"There are lot of areas in the city where the storm water drains have been left without connecting the channels at the corners. Residents in localities like Siddhapudur and areas like Lenin Nagar are facing lot of issues due to the collection of storm water in the drains," said A Nandhakumar, councillor ward no 52, Coimbatore municipal corporation.
The corporation has identified 110 spots where the interconnection of the completed drains are to be undertaken on a priority basis at the moment. The officials involved in the project claimed that culverts are to be constructed and the channels are to be joined at these spots. Overall, 1372 culverts have been identified in the total 731km project.
The stormwater drain project is being executed in seven separate packages across the old corporation limits. The corporation had covered 202km till July 2, 2012 and the remaining 335 km were laid since then during the past nine months. The corporation has completed only the fifth package and the remaining six are in various stages of completion.
