The Hindu 18.07.2009
Stern action against illegal tapping of drinking water
Special Correspondent
| Main pipeline getting damaged due to widening of roads |
ARIYALUR: The Ariyalur municipality has warned that stern action would be taken against persons tapping drinking water illegally by using motors and by creating huge pits along the 28-km main water pipeline from the water pumping station at Tirumanur to Ariyalur.
According to Vijayalakshmi Selvarajan, chairperson of Ariyalur municipality, two giant wells were dug on the Coleroon river at Tirumanur through World Bank assistance in 1989 and two more wells later and about 29 lakh litres of water was now being pumped out and protected water being distributed to Ariyalur municipal area and to wayside places including Tirumanur, Sathamangalam, Keezhapazhur, Varanavasi and Thavuthaikulam.
She said that the main water pipeline laid two decades ago was getting damaged at many places due to widening of roads and increased vehicular traffic between Tirumanur and Ariyalur.
However, the municipality has been cleaning the pipelines periodically and providing protected drinking water every day both in the morning and evening .
Disconnection warned
The chairperson warned that stern action including disconnection of water supply to the houses and seizure of electric motors would be initiated if they failed to stop the illegal tapping of water within a week and close the pits dug up for pilfering water from the main pipeline.
