The Hindu 20.09.2013
Three leakages in water supply line sealed
Three leakages in the Mettur — Salem — Attur Combined
Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) were attended by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply
and Drainage Board (TWAD) here on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sealed
Leakages
were sealed at Thulasampatti and Palakaranur on Wednesday while the
leakage near Dalmia Board on the Salem — Bangalore National Highway was
repaired on Thursday.
A report on potholes along National Highway published in
The Hindu
dated September 11 had pointed out to the leakage in the main pipeline. Tyres were kept in the area to warn drivers.
Rubber rings
The
concrete pipeline was laid about 20ft from the ground level 20 years
ago. Workers found the rubber ring connecting two pipes worn out. Rain
in the evening disrupted the work.
Final layer
Officials said that they expect the work to be complete by midnight.
The
road would be re-laid soon and handed over to the National Highways
Authority of India for finishing the final layer of the road, they said.
