Tiruchi Corporation draws up water management plan for summer

Even as few areas in the city are experiencing short supply of drinking water, the Tiruchi City Corporation (TCC) has drawn up a drought management plan to ensure adequate supply of water during summer. Areas such as Peria Milaguparai, Chinna Milaguparai and a few residential colonies in Cantonment are facing erratic water supply for the last few days due to fluctuation in yield from the city’s main water sources. In some areas, residents got water for just half an hour daily. A few residents of Srirangam raised the issue of short supply of drinking water with Tourism Minister Vellamandi N. Natarajan and Backward Class and Minority Welfare Minister Valarmathi when they attended a function to distribute Pongal gift to ration card holders a few days ago. While stating that the officials had been asked to address the issue of short supply of drinking water, N.

Ravichandran, Commissioner, Tiruchi City Corporation, told The Hindu that a plan had been devised to ensure seamless water supply during summer months at a cost of Rs.2.5 crore. Creation of additional bore wells, rehabilitating the existing bore wells, provision of hand pumps and power pumps were among the plan. “Though there is only a slight drop in the yield from the main water sources, we are facing much problem in water supply at the moment. But, we may face more problems during summer.

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