Scrutiny:Collector V. Amuthavalli inspecting a plan in Cuddalore on Saturday.
CUDDALORE:
The ongoing underground drainage project in Cuddalore town will be completed by September 30, according to V.Amuthavalli, Collector.
She inspected the progress of works at various places such as Manjakuppam, Old Town area, Varadaraja Nagar, Pudupalayam, Thevanampattinam and Pachayankuppam on Saturday.
Later, she held a review meeting in which Deputy Superintendent of Police Vanitha, Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board (executing authority of the project) K.Raghunathan, Cuddalore Municipal Chairman M. Elangovan, Divisional Engineer of the Highways Department Uthirapathi and Assistant Divisional Engineer Nadanasabapathi participated.
After the meeting, the Collector told presspersons that of the total distance of 157.4 km to be covered under the project, works had already been completed for a distance of 146.8 km. Of the targeted 5,702 manholes to be built, 5,437 had been completed, and, of the 11,665-metre of pipeline to be laid, 11,415 metre had been put in place. Of the 16,000 households to be benefited under the project already 15,675 houses had been connected to the pipeline. The Collector said that the project envisaged setting up of seven sewage pumping stations at places such as Srinivasa Nagar, Varadaraju Nagar, Rajambal Nagar, near Mohini bridge, Manaveli, Old Town area and K.K.Nagar.
Excepting the one at K.K.Nagar, works on the remaining six pumping stations had been completed. Under the project, it was also proposed to set up a sewage treatment plant with 12.25-million cubic litre capacity at Thevanampattinam. The treated water would be pumped through a pimple extending to a length of 2,800 metre to be drained into the Gedilam. Ms. Amuthavalli further said that the pipeline laying work on Nataji Road and Bharathi Road in the Manjakuppam area would be completed on June 27 and normal traffic would be rested.
The Collector also inspected pot-holed link road connecting the Jawan's Bhavan to Khammiampettai in the town. She said that a proposal had been sent to the government for laying the pucca link road. Ms Amuthavalli exuded confidence that the link road works would be taken up soon.
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