New underground drainage scheme finalised for city
A new underground drainage scheme, to cover areas which do not have the
facility so far in the city, has been finalised and the project is to be
implemented at a tentative cost of Rs.160 crore.
Disclosing this at an interactive meeting on civic issues with members
of Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, here on Thursday,
Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said the design for the project
has been finalised.
With the Corporation expecting the city to be covered under the phase
two of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the project
is likely to be taken up under it, he indicated. The corporation has
already drawn up a city development plan in anticipation of the
inclusion of the city under the Centrally sponsored scheme.
60 per cent sewage
The new scheme would have a sewage network running up to a total
distance of 800 km and would have a capacity to handle about 200 million
litres of sewage a day. Once the new scheme was implemented, it would
handle about 60 per cent of the sewage generated in the city.
New pumping stations would come up at Kuzhumani and Keezha
Kalkandarkottai from where the sewage would be pumped to the Corporation
sewage treatment farm at Panchapur.
Mr.Thandapani also affirmed that new drinking water augmentation scheme,
currently under execution, would ensure a per capita water supply of
135 litres a day.
Efforts were on to benchmark the civic services provided by the
corporation and steps were being taken to improve and strengthen the
services.
Though the city required about 5,000 sanitary workers, it currently had
just about 1,600 workers. The corporation has however deployed men’s
self help groups to improve sanitation. About 450-500 tonnes, against
the normal average of 380 tonnes, of solid waste was collected and
transported to the Ariyamangalam garbage dump in the city every day over
the past few days.
Pilot project
The corporation would take up a pilot project in 12 select wards for
improving solid waste management. Under the initiative, door-to-door
collection of solid waste would be arranged.
A consultant has also been appointed to draw up an integrated storm
water network in the city. The corporation was also in the process of
framing by-laws to regulate and curb rearing of cattle in the city. A
birth control programme to check the stray dog menace was already
underway and the government was planning to carry out anti-rabies
vaccination on stray dogs across the State. The government was also
planning to set up care centres for terminally ill stray dogs.
Mr.Thandapani also assured that steps would be taken to remove all encroachments in the city within the next couple of weeks.
S.Selvakumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic), who
also fielded queries, claimed chain snatching incidents have come down
in the city.
The police have collected details where chain snatching incidents were
recurrent and additional patrolling has been arranged, especially during
non-peak hours.
Besides, vehicle checks have been intensified. With nearly five lakh
vehicles plying in the city, the police were focussing on accident
prevention.
S.Natarajan, president, and S.Pushpavanam, secretary, Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, spoke.
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