— File Photo: K. Ananthan
‘Anytime water’: A view of the Pilloor Dam
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Corporation is set to appoint a consultant to study the feasibility of 24-hour supply of drinking water in the city.
After a hazy picture for some months after the proposal was made, things seem to be getting clear now with the Corporation Council clearing the bid of a Chennai-based consultant for preparing a detailed project report.
The Corporation’s ambitious move for 24-hour supply hinges on the implementation of the Rs.113-crore Pilloor Phase II drinking water scheme under the Central Government’s infrastructure development programme - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Corporation is pushing hard to get the project going after a delay of 10 years.
According to the Corporation, 125 million litres of drinking water a day from the Pilloor Dam, and another 75 million litres from the existing Siruvani scheme, will enable the Corporation to make the 24-hour supply that the mission mandates. One of the conditions for funding water schemes is that the local body concerned should ensure uninterrupted supply of drinking water.
After the feasibility study is done, the next stage is a 24-hour trial supply in 15 wards. With the Council giving the clearance, the Corporation seems to have moved closer to implementation. Apart from the main water scheme, the Corporation has to draw up a separate one for internal distribution that will facilitate 24-hour supply. The main project is to bring water only up to the city. ‘We need 10 to 20 more overhead tanks within the city to take care of the internal distribution. The existing main storage reservoirs are not sufficient,’ Mayor R. Venkatachalam says.
The Council’s clearance is very significant because there is no point in staggering supply despite having three drinking water schemes. ‘Our objective is ‘anytime water’ for the people in the city. No one’s daily routine should be disrupted by staggered or erratic supply schedule,’ he says.
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