The Hindu 03.02.2011
Major lakes to be free of sewage by year-end
‘Only treated water will be released into the lakes’
Making improvements: Emphasis will be on Lingambudhi, Kukkarahalli and
Devanoor lakes, says MCC Commissioner K.S. Raykar. — PHOTO: M.A. SRIRAM
Major lakes of the city will be free of sewage by the end of the year as
work is going on to divert untreated sewage from flowing into them.
Mysore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner K.S. Raykar
has said a project to delink sewage from entering the storm-water drain
would be taken up shortly. The MCC was also establishing two more sewage
treatment plants and only treated water would be released into the
lakes, he said.
This would help reduce the Biological Oxygen Demand
(BOD) and improve the quality of the water body, said Mr. Raykar and
added that emphasis would be on Lingambudhi, Kukkarahalli and Devanoor
lakes.
The Commissioner, along with Mayor Sandesh Swamy and
other officials, addressed a press conference here on Wednesday. Mr.
Raykar provided details of the best urban local body award won by the
MCC.
The Commissioner said the prize money of Rs. 10 lakh
would be used to reward the employees for their efficiency. The
performance of the employees would be monitored and assessed based on
various parameters and the MCC would present gold, silver and bronze
medals to them.
The MCC walked away with top honours after various
parameters, including water supply, waste water management, solid waste
management, roads, drains and streetlights, development of parks and
gardens, disease control and finance, were taken into consideration.
Parameters
The above parameters were analysed by an independent jury and Mysore was classified as the best city after securing 336 points.
The city was ranked the second cleanest in the country
by the Union Government. After analysis, it was found that Chandigarh
which was adjudged the cleanest city had a landfill while Mysore did not
have one. The corporation was addressing this issue, Mr. Raykar said.
The attention of the Commissioner was drawn to rampant
road cutting and trench digging taking place across the city to lay
pipes.
The Commissioner said the issue had been sorted out with
JUSCO which was laying the pipes for water supply. “We have collected
money for road cutting and road repairs from JUSCO and the MCC has
decided to asphalt the roads,” said the Commissioner.
On the ongoing 24×7 water supply work entrusted to
JUSCO, the Commissioner said work has been completed in 10 to 12 wards
and the entire city would be covered in two years.
