The Hindu 14.02.2014
New drinking water scheme for 12 habitations
A new drinking water scheme for 12 habitations in
Thiruparaithurai and Perugamani panchayats situated along the
Tiruchi-Karur National Highway on the outskirts of the city has become
operational.
This and a drinking water improvement
scheme for Mettupalayam Town Panchayat, both implemented by the Tamil
Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, were inaugurated by Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa through video conference from Chennai on Wednesday.
The
new water scheme for the two panchayats, situated about 15 km from
here, had its source at the Cauvery near Thiruparaithurai.
The
scheme fulfils a felt a need of residents who had been complaining that
although they were located close to the Cauvery, they were not getting
water from the river while water was being pumped to distant cities and
town from here.
The scheme sanctioned at an estimate
of Rs. 49.56 lakh would supply about 3.01 lakh litres a day initially
and 3.61 lakh litres a day in the ultimate stage.
Twelve
overhead tanks have been built under the scheme, which would provide a
per capita supply of 40 litres a day to a population of about 6,210 in
the 12 habitations.
The water supply improvement
scheme for Mettupalayam Town Panchayat is designed to supply about 4.59
lakh litres a day to a population of 9,800 in the ultimate stage by
2042.
The town panchayat gets water supply from the Thuraiyur Combined Drinking Water Supply Scheme and eight borewells.
Two
new service reservoirs of 60,000 litres capacity each had been built
replacing two damaged tanks, under the improvement scheme executed at a
cost of Rs. 16.18 lakh.
Water would be pumped to the
reservoirs from the borewells through existing pumping and distribution
mains. The execution of the scheme would ensure a per capita supply of a
70 litres a day, according to TWAD officials.
