The Hindu        11.01.2011

Mayor appeals for judicious use of water

Corporation Mayor R. Venkatachalam has appealed to the city's residents for judicious use of water.

He said there was only 49 feet water in the Siruvani Dam and with the available quantity the civic body would be able to supply water only for another 75 or 80 days.

“The situation is a cause for concern. Residents getting Siruvani water should use it only for cooking and drinking purposes,” he said. For other needs the residents could use the tap or ground water, which was being supplied adequately.

Mr. Venkatachalam said the civic body was supplying Siruvani water on alternate days in a few areas and once in six or eight days in others, depending on the supply.

He was hopeful that before the crisis got out of hand, the civic body could have the cushion of Pilloor water. Work was underway at a feverish pace, with April as the deadline, he said.

Pay tax

He also appealed to the residents to pay property and water tax well before deadline, as the money collected therefrom was used for funding various projects.

Regarding road improvement, he said the civic body was waiting for the completion of UGD works to begin work on seven of the 26 roads taken up for improvement. Of the remaining 19 roads, work was nearing completion in seven, he said.