The Hindu 11.03.2013
Mettur — Salem water scheme: Phase I nearing completion
As part of Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water Supply Scheme, construction of
filter bed is in progress in Thottilpatti, Mettur.— PHOTO: P. GOUTHAM.
The trial run of Phase I of Mettur — Salem Dedicated
Water Supply Scheme is expected to commence from May as most of the
construction activities at the water treatment plant in Thottilpatti in
Mettur are nearing completion.
Municipal Corporation
engineers said that the construction of filter beds and installation of
cable lines were being carried out in the intake tower, aerator,
clarifier, filter house and clear water sump house.
Officials
said that the application had already been submitted to the Mettur
Electricity Power Distribution Circle, Tangedco, to supply 11 MW power
to the plant in Thottilpatti and to the booster station in Komburankadu.
“The
civic body has also paid Rs. 72 lakh towards the same,” they added. The
officials said that during the trial run, three motors each with a
capacity of 250 HP would pump raw water from the dam and treat at the
plant that would be pumped to Komburankadu booster station. Leakages in
pipes, motor pumping capacity, rate of filtration and other works would
be attended to and repairs would be carried out.
The
trial run was expected to be within three months, a senior engineer
said. Laying of pipelines from Mettur to Salem was also nearing
completion expect from Arabic College to Mamangam.
The
National Highways Authority of India’s permission had been sought to
lay pipelines along the road for about 2.5 km apart from crossing the
road at one point. NHAI’s approval was expected any time, said the
senior engineer.
A total of 155 million litres of protected water will be supplied to the houses in 60 wards in the Corporation limits.
The
scheme is implemented by the Municipal Corporation in two phases at a
total cost of Rs. 320 crore. Phase I consists of six packages and Phase
II three packages, including construction of 22 overhead tanks, laying
of pipelines from main feeder pipelines to tanks and laying of pipelines
for distribution to households.
Currently, the city
receives 15 MLD through Mettur — Salem old scheme and 53.5 MLD through
Mettur — Salem — Attur Combined Water Supply Scheme.
