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Water scheme for five new wards of civic body in the pipeline

Monday, 30 July 2012 04:34 administrator
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The Hindu    30.07.2012

Water scheme for five new wards of civic body in the pipeline

S.Ganesan

 Tiruchi Corporation has decided to execute a new drinking water scheme for the five new wards that have been added to it recently. The five new wards are spread over Tiruverumbur town panchayat, and Pappakurichi, Ellakudi, Keezha Kalkandarkottai and Alathur panchayats, all in the eastern suburb of the city, that have been merged with Tiruchi Corporation following delimitation.

Though the areas are currently served by two combined drinking water scheme in Tiruverumbur area, the new water scheme is intended to increase the per capita water supply to the residents of the five wards to 135 litres a day in line with the norms of Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation of Union Urban Development Ministry.

Currently, residents are getting about 70 to 100 litres a day but the supply is said to be unequal. The drinking water supply augmentation scheme currently under execution in the city at an investment of Rs.221.42 crore with assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency, was designed prior to the merger of the civic bodies.

The civic body , once the proposal is approved by the corporation council, would approach the Commissioner of Municipal Administration to identify a consultant to design a new water project and prepare the detailed project estimate. The consultant would also be entrusted with the task of exploring sources for financial assistance for the project. As the new project could take about a couple of years to be ready, the corporation has planned to install 50 of the 100 PVC tanks that it plans to acquire shortly in different parts of the five wards as a temporary measure. The tanks would be filled with water through four exclusive tankers to be hired for the purpose. The rest of the 50 tanks would be installed in other parts of the city that face drinking water shortage.

 

Chennai Metrowater has right of way, says court

Saturday, 28 July 2012 05:36 administrator
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The Hindu    28.07.2012

Chennai Metrowater has right of way, says court

Special Correspondent

Chennai Metrowater has the right of way to private lands to lay pipelines for drinking water and sewerage, and the court will not issue a direction to it to take a pipeline in a different direction, the Madras High Court has said. Rejecting the plea of a petitioner, Justice V. Ramasubramanian noted that under Section 63 of the Chennai Metrowater Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) Act, the board had powers to lay pipelines for drinking water and sewerage.

It was true that the Act appeared very draconian as even without acquiring someone’s property, it enabled the board to establish and maintain any system across any property. That by itself might not persuade him to issue a direction to the authorities, the judge said.

However, Justice Ramasubramanian said the authorities should ensure that least possible damage or hardship to the petitioner was caused. She should also be compensated for any damage as per the statute’s provisions. The authorities should ensure, to the extent possible, that the petitioner’s plan to put up a commercial complex in the land was not spoiled and her suggestions considered while laying the pipeline.

The petitioner, Maria Ramesh’s case was that, by a September 30, 2010 order, the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Tamil Nadu Town Development Plan-III, Poonamallee, informed her that her land measuring nearly 2,400 sq.feet was required for widening the road.

By another proceeding in November 2010, the CMWSSB informed the petitioner that the Tamil Nadu Road Development Company proposed to lay a pipeline underneath her land for a desalination plant coming up at Vadanemili. She sent a representation opposing the taking over of her land.

However, on March 5, CMWSSB workers wanted to demolish the petitioner’s compound wall to enable them to lay a pipeline. The petitioner submitted that the pipeline could be laid on the western side of the road. She also sought the appointment of an advocate commissioner to assess the situation.

In her petition, she sought that the authorities should not in any manner interfere with peaceful possession and enjoyment of her land off the East Coat Road at Sholinganallur II village, without passing orders on her objections to the special deputy collector’s proceedings.

Court rejects petition seeking instruction to take pipeline in different direction

 

No drinking water supply

Thursday, 26 July 2012 05:04 administrator
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The Hindu    25.07.2012

No drinking water supply

Special Correspondent  

There will be no drinking water supply to the following areas of the city on Wednesday and Thursday in view of a leakage in the pumping mains of the Kambarasampettai Pumping Station in the city:

Water supply will be suspended to Marakkadai, Viragupettai, Woraiyur, Rockfort, Chinthamani, Periyar Nagar, Thillai Nagar, Anna Nagar, Puthur, Khajapettai, Cantonment, Junction, Uyyakondan Thirumalai, South Ramalinga Nagar, Karumandapam and Khajamalai Colony for the two days as repair works were currently underway. Supply would resume on Friday, Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said in a press release.

On Wednesday and Thursday. Supply to resume on Friday

 

 
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