New water pipeline from Sathanur dam to Tiruvannamalai nearing completion

Work to put a brand new water pipeline between Sathanur dam and Tiruvannamalai city, a distance of 24 kms, to supply 135 litres per capita per day (LPCD) for every family in Tiruvannamalai is nearing completion, bringing reduction to a whole bunch of shoppers within the temple city.

Officials of Tiruvannamalai Corporation stated the work is being performed at ₹55.49 crore beneath the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme 2023-24. “Work on the remaining 550 metres of water pipeline, particularly on Thandrampattu Road, is being performed. The total work will probably be accomplished this month. New pipelines will forestall frequent pipe bursts and water seepage,” S. Selva Balaji, Commissioner, Tiruvannamalai Corporation, advised The Hindu

Along with Corporation and State Highways officers, Collector Ok. Tharpagaraj inspected ongoing water pipeline work within the city. Corporation officers stated that the prevailing water pipelines, which have been laid a few years in the past, are being changed with new pipelines on the Tiruvannamalai – Aroor High Road, which is maintained by the State Highways. “The new pipeline needs to be commissioned quickly to make sure a daily water provide to tail tail-end areas within the city. It can even assist to forestall water contamination attributable to pipeline leakage,” stated B. Mahesh, a resident.

Corporation officers stated that profiting from the widening of the prevailing two-lane Tiruvannamalai-Aroor High Road into 4 lanes, the civic physique determined to put new water pipelines to forestall road-breaking costs. Old water pipelines have been laid on the centre of the stretch. As a outcome, new water pipelines with extra sturdiness are being laid on the acute finish of the stretch to forestall any injury by autos.

Corporation officers stated that as in opposition to a requirement of twenty-two MLD of water per day, the civic physique manages to generate solely 18 MLD of water per day for its 31,000 shoppers. Transit loss attributable to frequent pipe bursts and depletion of water assets are causes for the hole between demand and provide. The new water pipelines will guarantee common water provide to residents.