New combined water supply scheme planned

The Hindu      02.11.2010

New combined water supply scheme planned

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happy occassion:Students and members of self-help groups taking out a
rally in Erode on Monday to mark the Local Administration Day
celebrations.

ERODE: The State Government will implement a new combined water
supply scheme for the Erode Corporation shortly, District Collector T.
Soundiah has said. Participating at the Local Administration Day
celebrations organised by the Corporation here on Monday, the Collector
said that Rs. 250 crore had been earmarked for the implementation of the
new water supply scheme.

People in all parts of the Erode town would be able to get adequate
supply of drinking water once the scheme was implemented, he said.

Water would be sourced from the Cauvery River in Ooratchi Kottai
village for the new scheme, he added. Listing out various development
programmes implemented by the government, the Collector said that
sufficient funds had been allotted for the execution of water supply and
sanitation programmes. Over Rs. 200 crore had been allotted to the
Corporation for the implementation of an Under Ground Drainage scheme.
The scheme was being implemented in the town in a phased manner, he
added.

Earlier, he flagged off a massive rally at the Corporation premises. A
large number of students and members of self-help groups participated
in the rally and raised slogans explaining various development schemes
implemented in the town. He distributed Rs. 10 lakh as welfare
assistance. Mayor Kumar Murugesh presided over the celebrations. A.
Ganesamoorthy, MP, NKKP Raja, MLA, Corporation Commissioner and senior
officials were present. The Collector participated in the celebrations
organised by the Veerappan Chatram Municipality at the Government Girls
Higher Secondary school. Competitions were conducted for school students
and prizes were distributed to winners.

Municipal Chairperson Mallika Natarajan and senior officials participated in the celebrations.