The Hindu 19.03.2013
Work on Sewage Treatment Plant to resume soon
To come up at Nanjundapuram in an year
At an urgent meeting of the Council on Monday, the
Corporation decided to spend an additional Rs. 22.96 crore to resume the
construction of the sewage treatment plant at Nanjundapuram.
A
resolution passed by the Council said that the additional expenditure
was to meet the escalation in cost of materials and put in place
mechanisms mandated by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
The project work was awarded to Hindustan Dorr Oliver Limited, Mumbai, on May 05, 2008. It was to be completed in 18 months.
Following
objections raised by those living close to the project site and they
moving the court, work came to a halt on April 28, 2009.
The TNPCB gave the ‘Consent to Establish’ order on October 25, 2012.
Board’s stipulations
The
board asked the Corporation to modify two C-Tech Basins, raise the
height of the compound wall, establish an odour mitigation system,
increase the capacity of the diesel generator to 1,250 KVA, and
establish a link in such a manner that the board’s head office in
Chennai was able to monitor the plant’s functioning.
The
Mumbai-based company said that it would require the remaining Rs. 15.83
crore and an additional Rs. 14.29 crore to put in place the new
facilities as mandated by the TNPCB and another Rs. 8.67 crore to meet
the price difference.
The resolution said that the
Corporation had decided to meet the cost from its General Fund and ask
the company to complete the project in a year’s time.