The Hindu 20.12.2013
Mettupalayam Municipality seeks sewage treatment plant
To prevent waste water from polluting River Bhavani
Mettupalayam Municipal Chairman D. Satheesh Kumar has
written to the Chief Minister seeking a sewage treatment plant facility
at Mettupalayam to prevent waste water of the municipality from
polluting River Bhavani.
In a memorandum, Mr.Satheesh
Kumar said that the municipality had 33 wards and a population of
70,000. A total of 8.29 million litres a day of water was being provided
to the residents. After consumption, closer to 70 per cent of the waste
water was being let into River Bhavani.
Waste water
discharged at various points was actually turning the colour of the
water to black especially near the barrage of the Tamil Nadu Generation
and Distribution Corporation at Oomapalayam.
Various
water supply schemes are dependent on River Bhavani as a source with
intake at Chikkadasampalayam, Sirumugai, Jadayampalayam, Palladam and
Sulur.
Under such circumstances, it would be
inappropriate to source the polluted water from the Bhavani and supply
it to people, irrespective of the treatment levels.
Financial situation
Considering
the financial situation of the local body with the little revenue and
mounting expenses, it would be impossible for it to put in place a
sewage treatment facility that would cost several crores.
Appeal to CM
Hence,
Mr.Satheesh Kumar appealed to the Chief Minister to consider sanction
of funds for construction of a sewage treatment plant under any of the
State or Central Schemes including the National River Conservation Plan.