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Plant nears completion

Friday, 17 August 2012 04:29 administrator
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The Hindu     17.08.2012

Plant nears completion

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The city will soon get another source to meet its drinking water demand. The upcoming desalination plant at Nemmeli, about 35 km south of Chennai along the East Coast Road, will be operational in two or three months.

The second desalination plant in the city, it will have a capacity to treat 100 million litres of water (mld) a day. Sources said that nearly 92 per cent of the work had been completed. The project will be completed by September-end, an official said.

The first desalination plant is located at Minjur and can treat about 100 mld of water.Sources at VA Tech Wabag, which has been entrusted with the construction of the plant, said the operation and maintenance of the plant is expected to be commissioned by October or November.

On Thursday, municipal administration and rural development minister K.P. Munusamy inspected the Nemmeli plant . In a press release, he said treated water from the facility would be supplied to residents soon.

At present, Metrowater supplies about 830 million litres a day to the city through pipelines and tankers. Water from Nemmeli plant would help balance the loss of supply from Veeranam tank for want of sufficient storage.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 04:30
 

Water from thin air for students of Chennai schools

Monday, 13 August 2012 06:39 administrator
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The Times of India   13.08.2012

Water from thin air for students of Chennai schools

CHENNAI: Soon, thousands of students from 60 Chennai schools will get drinking water from thin air. Chennai Corporation is working to set up Atmospheric Moisture Extractors (AME) in 60 schools, which convert atmospheric vapour into pure drinking water.

Corporation sources said the machines take in air and cools it to the point where water vapour condenses. This water is collected and passed through micron-activated carbon and ultraviolet filters. And the machine lets out cool and purified drinking water. The civic body had recently installed an experimental project along with a private firm, Akash Ganga, to provide drinking water at its Chennai School in Saidapet.

A senior corporation official said: "We wanted to ensure the quality of drinking water in schools. So we are planning to install atmosphere moisture extractors at en estimated cost of Rs 67.32 lakh in 60 schools." If found successful, the machines would be set up other schools too, he said. However, the machine need continuous supply of electricity. It consumes around 0.4 units of power to produce one litre of clean water. The machines will be installed at a cost Rs 98,000 each and can produce up to 120 litres a day.

Last Updated on Monday, 13 August 2012 07:08
 

Work begins in Phase II of drinking water supply scheme in Salem

Monday, 13 August 2012 05:23 administrator
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The Hindu   13.08.2012

Work begins in Phase II of drinking water supply scheme in Salem

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Entire project is expected to be completed in 18 months

Vital project:Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Edappadi K. Palaniswami (second right) inaugurating Phase II of the Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Scheme project in Salem on Sunday.-Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan
 
Vital project:Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Edappadi K. Palaniswami (second right) inaugurating Phase II of the Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Scheme project in Salem on Sunday.-Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

City Municipal Corporation has begun work under Phase II of the Rs. 132.12 crore Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Supply Scheme here on Sunday.

Under the scheme, pipeline would be laid from the corporation entry point, near Mamangam on Salem – Bangalore National Highway, for 67.385 km at a cost of Rs. 44.1 crore and would be pumped to 22 new overhead tanks at different parts of the city, to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 32.85 crore.

Water would then be distributed to households through a pipeline length of 212 k.m. and would be monitored through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), to be installed at a cost of Rs. 2.50 crore.

Software

SCADA is a software application programme that would control the flow of water and gather necessary data from the civic body office.

Works are expected to be completed in 18 months as each individual would receive 135 litre of protected water under the scheme.

Currently under Phase I, laying of pipeline from Mettur to Mamangam, construction of pumping house and water treatment plant were carried out at a cost of Rs. 188 crore.

The total cost of the water supply scheme is Rs. 320.54 crore, including the grant of Rs. 37.45 crore from the State government.

Currently the corporation receives about 60 MLD through the Mettur- Salem-Attur Combined Water Supply Scheme (CWSS).

Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Edappadi K. Palaniswami inaugurated the works at Mamangam, Reddipatti and at Ammapet.

The Minister also inaugurated the Rs. 39.50 lakh maternity centre at Kumarasamipatti and at Kitchipalayam in Ammapet, constructed at a cost of Rs. 39.95 lakh.

The maternity centres have ultrasound scan room, labour room, post natal ward, pharmacy, immunization room, TB and HIV testing room and staff and patients toilets.

Currently to cater to the health care needs of the people in 60 wards, there are seven urban health posts 13 maternity centres, two maternity homes health sub-centres and nine dispensaries in the city.

District Collector K. Maharabushanam, Mayor S. Soundappan, Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan, Deputy Mayor N. Natesan, Councillors, Executive Engineers and officials were present on the occasion.

Each individual covered under the scheme will receive 135 litres of protected water

Last Updated on Monday, 13 August 2012 05:31
 
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