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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Corporation approves 124 crore for sewerage expansion project
Thiruvananthapuram: City corporation sanctioned a major sewerage network extension project worth Rs 124.35 crore, aimed at improving sanitation infrastructure across the city's coastal and adjacent ambitious project will lay a 42.7-km sewerage pipeline covering regions such as Muttathara, Beemapally, Beemapally East, Manikyavilakom, Chackai, Kappad and Thumba. Of this, 26.8-km stretch connecting Attakulangara and Ambalathara wards will receive Rs 91 crore, while 18.8-km section connecting Attakulangara ward alone was allocated Rs 66.5 crore under earlier approvals totalling Rs 157.5 part of the initiative, 7,338 households are expected to be linked to the extended sewerage network. To enhance water quality and support eco-friendly reuse, a tertiary treatment plant was approved at a cost of Rs 15 treated water, currently used for gardening and other purposes, will be upgraded for additional uses, including industrial and environmental needs. In a significant move towards sustainable waste management , Rs 36 crore was allocated for setting up a sludge treatment plant, which will generate energy from the corporation initiated preliminary actions in line with these developments. Describing the project as a revolutionary step in urban sanitation, mayor Arya Rajendran emphasised the administration's commitment to fulfilling city's sanitation and environmental needs. Muttathara sewage treatment plant is the only liquid treatment plant in the city that is operational without any opposition from locals. Earlier, LSG minister M B Rajesh lauded the plant's functioning. The sewage treatment plant projects envisaged in other parts of the state in the first phase of AMRUT scheme were either dropped or halted midway due to local protests. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation sanctions ₹124.35 crore for sewerage line extension
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has sanctioned ₹124.35 crore as part of works for extension of sewerage line in the capital, especially to the coastal areas. The sewerage line extension work will cover a total of 42.7 kilometres through Muttathara, Beemapally, Beemapally East, Manikyavilakom, Chakka, Pettah, Perunthanni and Kadakampally wards. The civic body had earlier sanctioned ₹91 crore for a 26.8-kilometre sewerage line connecting Attukal and Ambalathara wards as well as ₹66.5 crore for another line connecting the Attukal and Kalady wards. According to the Corporation's estimates, as many as 7,338 families will benefit when the sewerage line extension works are completed. Tertiary treatment For setting up a tertiary treatment plant for improving the quality of the treated water from the sewage treatment plants for reusing it for gardening and construction purposes, the Corporation has sanctioned ₹15 crore. The civic body has also sanctioned ₹36 crore for the setting up of an omni processor to treat the sludge from the sewage treatment plants and to convert it into useful energy. Mayor Arya Rajendran said in a statement that with the projects becoming a reality, there will be a quantum jump in the sewerage connectivity in the city, benefiting a large number of people. The Corporation is also set to implement a project to install compact sewage treatment plants at Rajaji Nagar in the Thampanoor ward as part of measures to curb the flow of untreated sewage into the Amayizhanjan canal. The proposed plants will have a total capacity of 500 kilolitres per day (KLD) and will be built at an estimated cost of ₹7.02 crore. Plant at medical college As per the City Water Balance Plan, which collected data on sewage and septage connections in 2023 to assess gaps, out of the 101.48 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage that the city generates only 56 MLD gets treated in the treatment plant at Muttathara. In addition, a treatment plant with a capacity to treat 5 MLD waste became operational on the Government Medical College campus in 2021. It takes care of mainly the waste generated on the large campus. Several wards of the city are still unconnected to the sewerage network. The Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation's Budget in 2023 had made a commitment to expand the sewerage network, which is now limited to 43 wards, to all the 100 wards within the next seven years.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Mayor's helpdesk set to open at Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
Visitors to the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation will henceforth find it easier to navigate through the various departments spread across the main office at Palayam. The civic body has set up a Mayor's helpdesk to ease service delivery for city residents. The helpdesk, set to open in the first week of May, has been set up near the entry point to the main office. 'Through this helpdesk, we are aiming at providing the best quality of service at the shortest time possible to the public,' Mayor Arya Rajendran told The Hindu. One of the major aims of the helpdesk will be to aid the people, especially senior citizens, who have been finding it hard to use the government's K-Smart (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation) platform for digital delivery of service. After the services through urban local bodies shifted to K-Smart last year, a section of the public who are not digitally savvy has been depending on Akshaya centres to get things done. The personnel at the Mayor's helpdesk will provide assistance to visitors. According to Corporation officials, the personnel at the helpdesk will also assist the people in approaching the relevant section for various issues related to the local body. It will be the first point of contact for visitors to the Corporation. Ten officials will be deployed at the helpdesk to help the public. The furnishing and interior work for the helpdesk was completed under the Smart City project at a cost of ₹41.14 lakh. The helpdesk is in addition to the Janasevana Kendram, which is currently functioning at the Integrated Command Control Centre complex near the main entrance. A mayor's cell, to handle complaints and requests to the Mayor, has been functioning at the Corporation for the past few years.
