Good news for these 8 newly added areas in Chennai in 2023?
Posted on: 27/Dec/2022 9:49:35 AM
The Chennai Metro Water or CMW wants to bring the added areas in Chennai under its limits plus to reduce pollution in the waterways. The ongoing projects in several localities in the city have been speeded up now.
The superb piece of information is that the newly added 8 areas to GCC would have an underground drainage network by 2023 end. Projects worth Rs740.27 crores are being carried out in localities like Nerkundram, Mugalivakkam, Manali, Chinnasekkadu, Manapakkm, Karambakkam and Madipakkam etc. This was mentioned by some officials belomging to CMW. It is learnt that works regarding providing sewage lines have been taken up in the left out streets in places like Ramapuram and Pallikaranai etc.
In another 4 to 5months, the schemes in Mugalivakkam and Ramapuram would get completed. Information gathered is that the water agency has completed nearly 60% of works to lay sewer lines for a distance of 64 kms till now. In these localities, nearly 5 MLD of sewage would be generated as there are about 39000 residents. In 2025 only, the Madipakkam scheme would get over.
The necessary funds for these works are being provided by AMRUT, funding agencies like ADB etc. The residents from Mugalivakkam were happy regarding the construction of sewage work in their locality.
They were also worried about the roads that have turned unmotorable in the last 6 months. Residents have been finding it uncomfortable traveling on the dusty bumpy road stretches. They want the loads to be re-laid as soon as possible.
In Nerkundram, nearly 72% of the work has been finished till now.Here 1.14 lakhs people would be benefited once the sewage pumping facility becomes operational to collect 13 MLD sewage.New pipelines for a distance of 65km would be superb here. In Pallikaranai in south Chennai, sewage works have been taken up in 4 stages. This was pointed out by a few metro water officers.
It must be noted that a re tender was called up for the project after there were some from the contractor. From these 9 areas, about 100 MLD of sewage is expected to be generated.
