Salem Corporation to repair and replace damaged drinking water pipelines at ₹1.95 crore
Through the Salem-Mettur dedicated water supply scheme and the Nangavalli-Attur water scheme, Salem Corporation is receiving 152 MLD of water per day and supplying it to 60 wards in the Ammapet, Hasthampatti, Suramangalam, and Kondalampatti zones.
While more than 10 lakh people are residing in Salem Corporation limits, there are over 1.35 lakh household water connections and over 3,000 commercial water connections. Similarly, there are public water taps near the overhead water tanks in the city.
At present, people receive water once a week on an average and in some wards, people receive it once in five days. Meanwhile, councillors demanded to replace or repair the damaged pipelines to distribute drinking water equally to all wards, as damage to water pipelines is reported in many parts of the city.
Following these demands, the Salem Corporation decided to repair and replace the damaged pipelines in all four wards. The officials said that as more water is now pumped via the old pipelines, water pipelines in some places are damaged regularly. To address the issue, these damaged pipelines will be repaired at a cost of ₹48 lakh each in Kondalampatti and Hasthampatti.
At Ammapet and Suramangalam zones, pipelines will be repaired and replaced at ₹49 lakh and ₹49.50 lakh, respectively. Through these works, all wards will receive water equally. At present, the damaged pipelines on Sarada College Main Road near Alagapuram have been repaired and replaced. These works will also be carried out in the remaining places soon, officials added.
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