The Hindu               05.09.2013

Civic body takes up rainwater harvest check

The Pudukottai municipality has been focussing on setting up rain water harvesting structures in the town.

All the new domestic and commercial complexes in the town are being inspected for ensuring the setting up of the rain water harvest structure.

The structures set up during 2002, are also being inspected for assessing its worthiness and structural soundness for harvesting the rain water.

Surveillance teams comprising the municipal ward member, municipal official and engineering wing representatives have been set up for conducting the inspection.

S.A.S. Sait, Municipal Chairman (in-charge), says that the work on inspection of the houses and commercial complexes was nearing completion.

A special thrust on setting up the structure was being given in areas which were recently annexed to the municipality from the erstwhile village panchayat.

He said that the cooperation from the members of the public was overwhelming, indicating the awareness among the masses about the need to harvest rain water to retain the ground water table.