The Hindu 30.07.2012
Water supply improvement scheme for Mettur municipality in full swing
Under the project, water will be pumped from Mettur Dam
Work is in full swing to supply 11.5 million litres of water per day (mld) to over 60,000 residents in Mettur Municipality by next year.
The Rs. 12.47 crore Water Supply Improvement Scheme (WSIS) project, carried out by Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, would meet the drinking water requirements of the people in the municipal limits as over 35 per cent of the works have been completed.
Begun in January 2012, work is on to construct a pump house, four overhead tanks (each with a capacity of 3.5 mld), water treatment plant (WTP) and sump house.Water would be pumped from the Mettur Dam, treated at the water treatment plant and distributed through a pipeline with a length of about 68 kilometres.
Pipelines have already been laid for six km and the rest would be carried out as scheduled, before trial run begins.Currently about 3.5 mld is supplied every day to the residents which is an average of about 15 - 20 litre per resident.
Project
The project is expected to be completed in April 2013 and would solve the drinking water requirements for the next 20 years in the municipal areas, an official added.
Two major projects to draw water from the Mettur Dam are being currently implemented, Rs. 1,295 crore Combined Water Supply Scheme to Vellore District and Rs. 320 crore Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Supply Scheme apart from the existing Mettur – Salem – Attur Combined Water Supply Scheme.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P. Munusamy and Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Edappadi K. Palaniswami recently inspected these projects and asked officials to expedite works.
