The Hindu 20.12.2010
Water-logging: Swaran Singh inspects Buckle Canal work
Staff Reporter
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Second phase of Rs. 7.35-crore project in progress for a stretch of 2.4 |
— Photo: N. Rajesh
OFFERING SUGGESTIONS:Swaran Singh, right, Principal Secretary,
Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection, inspecting work being carreid
out on Buckle Canal in Tuticorin on Sunday.
Tuticorin: In the wake of water-logging in many low-lying areas of
the town after the recent rains, works are being carried out to drain
water using heavy duty motor pump sets.
A team of officials led by Swaran Singh, Principal Secretary,
Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection, inspected one such work being
carried out on the Buckle Canal off the bridge at third railway gate on
Sunday. Mr. Singh is the special monitoring officer to Tuticorin
deputed by the State government for taking stock of damage caused by the
rains.
When he sought reason for a blockade on the canal, Corporation
authorities replied that that particular area had been blocked so as to
facilitate construction work on the canal. Mr. Singh offered some
suggestions and the blockade was removed immediately with the help of
machinery. Since the flow of water was obstructed in the canal,
inundation was possible at several places, it was felt. Collector C.N.
Maheswaran, Sub-Collector Sajjansingh R. Chawan and Corporation
authorities accompanied Mr. Singh.
The second phase of the Buckle Canal works is under way for a stretch
of 2.4 km at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.35 crore. Moreover, funds to
the tune of Rs. 4 crore have been sanctioned by the government for
carrying out the third phase of canal works.
The team has been making on-the-spot assessments in the rain hit areas for the past one week.