The Hindu 01.02.2014
Water supply once in four days
The Municipal Corporation will supply drinking water
only once in four days from February as the water level in Vaigai river
has depleted and other sources are not encouraging.
Mayor
V.V.Rajan Chellappa said on Friday that the drinking water supply
system had to be modified in the city after taking into account the
water status report on January 31.
“The storage level
has come down drastically in the Vaigai. Only if we supply water once
in four days, the situation can be managed for the next 90 days through
the peak summer. Hence the Corporation took the decision to increase it
to once in four days from the present supply of once in two days through
tankers,” he said.
Simultaneously, the authorities
are taking steps to sink 125 borewells in each zone of the Corporation
and to augment supply from private wells. Totally 55 wells have been
identified in the suburban areas and the owners will be paid on load
basis.
The quota for Madurai Corporation from the
Vaigai is 60 Million Litres per Day and owing to drought conditions it
was scaled down to 40 Million Litres per Day.
Special fund
Mr.Chellappa
said a special fund was being allocated to tackle water scarcity. The
water distribution schedule for each area would be announced soon.
Corporation
Commissioner Kiran Gurrala and City Engineer A. Mathuram held extensive
meetings with officials to prepare a plan of action for water supply.
