The Hindu 11.01.2014
Water supply disrupted in Suramangalam
Residents in Suramangalam were put to hardship as
drinking water was not supplied to them for the past 14 days. The
reason, the pipeline that supply water to the residential areas was
damaged while laying of pipelines for the Mettur – Salem Dedicated Water
Supply Scheme on December 27, 2013.
But the pipeline was not replaced and hence, water was not supplied to these areas.
K.
Viswanathan, a resident of Rajaji Street, said that in spite of taking
up the issue with corporation officials, no action was taken. “The road
was dug and it also disrupts the traffic flow near the junction,” he
added.
On Friday, workers replaced the damaged
pipeline and officials assured the residents that water would be
supplied immediately. They also said that the pipeline that crosses the
road would be completely replaced in two days so that damage does not
occur again. Frequent breakage of existing pipelines was reported at
many places in the city due to laying of 1100 mm diameter pipelines for
the dedicated water supply scheme. Officials said that damaged pipelines
were replaced at the earliest and water supply restored.
