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Sewer system may be extended

Monday, 27 June 2011 04:55 administrator
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The Hindu           27.06.2011

Sewer system may be extended

S.Ganesan

A new project to extend the underground drainage system to the uncovered areas of the city is likely to be taken up soon. The Tiruchi Corporation would soon put in a request to the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board to take up a detailed study and prepare a project report for extending the underground sewerage system to the uncovered areas in the city. The city is currently served by an underground sewer system, which was laid under two different projects first in the early 1990s and the second which was completed a few years back. The recent project was executed under the National River Conservation Programme at a cost of about Rs.116 crore, with a major portion of the funding coming from the Union government. The project covered Srirangam and Golden Rock areas, apart from a few places within the city.

However, large parts of the city suburbs are not connected to the network. While the old sewer system has a capacity of over 20,000 connections, the NRCP scheme added about 23,700 connections. The new project for the omitted areas is likely to have a capacity of at least 20,000 connections.

Among the important areas left without underground sewer system are K.K.Nagar, Ponmalaipatti, Edamalaipattipudur, Karumandapam, parts of Srirangam and Ariyamangalam. The new sewer scheme is likely to entail building underground sewer lines for not less than 100 km. According to sources, the new project would ensure that almost the entire population within the Corporation limits was covered.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa after her recent visit to Srirangam had held discussions with senior officials at Chennai on extending the sewer system to the uncovered areas in the city.

The Corporation Council, at its next meeting, would discuss an official resolution on requesting the TWAD Board to take up the study and prepare the project report. The TWAD Board would be requested to prepare the report in consultation with the Corporation engineers so that all parts of the city were covered. The Corporation would also request the TWAD Board to execute the project.

Last Updated on Monday, 27 June 2011 04:59