Uninterrupted Water Supply to Vellore for Next 30 Years

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Managing Director of TWAD Board, C Vijayraj Kumar (third from left) and Vellore Collector, R Nanthagopal reviewing the project | s dinesh
Managing Director of TWAD Board, C Vijayraj Kumar (third from left) and Vellore Collector, R Nanthagopal reviewing the project | s dinesh

Vellore :

Velloreans can expect to get uninterrupted water supply for the next 30 years, thanks to the Rs. 1,295 crore water supply scheme, trial run of which is set to commence in the first week of April.

The trial run of the Combined Water Supply Scheme to Vellore Corporation, 11 municipalities, five town panchayats and 944 rural habitations in Vellore district using Cauvery as source will continue for six months.

If successful, Vellore district will begin receiving permanent water supply by the end of this year. The project aims at creating a permanent water supply designed to supply 215 million litres of water/day to Vellore Corporation, 11 municipalities, five town panchayats and 944 rural habitations in Vellore .  “During the trial run we will check for reservoir tightness, hydraulic pressure, seepage in pipelines and storage of water in overhead tanks and sumps during the period, ” said a senior official of TWAD Board.  Officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) board said that around 90 percent of the work on the project, began in March 2012 and implemented in three stages, has been completed to date. Officials have been instructed to expedite the remaining work such as pipe main alignment and the inter-connection of overhead tanks and sumps. “The 36 month project was delayed for four months as permission from the National Highways Authorities and Southern Railways had to be obtained for laying pipelines,” said the official.

TWAD has deposited around `17 crore to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to erect exclusive High Tension (HT) feeders to the booster stations at Komburankattu, Palakkaranur and Muthampettai and ridge point Kadhathur to pump water to the beneficiaries without any hindrance. “Erection of a feeder in Palakkaranur is nearing completion. Once it’s over, officials of TANGEDCO will inspect the facilities and give clearance for erecting the HT lines. We will obtain the power connection a week before the trial run begins,” said an official.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Tamil Nadu / by J Shanmugham Sundaram / February 09th, 2015