Deccan Chronicle 24.12.2010
State puts Hogenakkal project on right track
December 24th, 2010Dec. 23: The municipal administration and water supply department has quietly completed a prolonged process of finalizing the bids for all the five packages of the Rs 1,928 crore Hogenakkal water supply project. In the latest round, construction major L&T has bagged two crucial packages worth Rs 580 crore. Civil works are expected to gather pace after Pongal.
“Works have already begun in three out of five packages including construction of pumping station in Hogenakkal. The remaining two packages have been finalized after the approval from the Japanese authorities who fund the mega water project,” remarked a senior official.
Deputy chief minister M.K. Stalin, who holds the local administration portfolio, will soon be visiting Dharmapuri to personally supervise the progress of the project. The package three costing Rs 182 crore will cover three panchayat unions such as Harur, Morappur and Pappireddipatty. The fifth package worth Rs 398 crore covers five unions including Krishnagiri, Bargur, Palacode, Karimangalam, and Kaveripattinam. A total of 3,400 hamlets will be covered by both the packages.
The contractor L&T will be given 24 months to complete the civil work of establishing distribution lines and construction of sumps and overhead tanks in the region. By awarding all five packages, the process of bidding attained finality and the authorities can concentrate on the execution part.
More than 25 lakh people from the water-starved Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts will benefit by the scheme.
