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Friday, Mar 04, 2005

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TWAD Board resumes underground drainage work

By Our Staff Reporter

THANJAVUR, MARCH 3. After a lull, the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) has taken up underground drainage work in Thanjavur on a war footing.

According to TWAD Board engineers, the plan is to complete the work by September. The three-year project period ends in June 2006. Poclains are engaged in digging deep pits for laying pipelines. At Easwari Nagar, machinery was used to dig 10-12 feet deep pits.

The board has completed work on manholes and is connecting them throughout the town. Individual connection points to houses have also been provided. Out of five pumping stations, work on three, at Karanthai, Palliagraharam and Keelavasal, has been completed.

Sewage treatment plant

Work on the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Ranisamudram lake has begun. Under the Rs. 75-crore project, part of the National River Water Conservation Scheme, the plan is to lay pipelines to 299 km in the Thanjavur Municipal area, collect sewage and pump it to the plant for treatment.

The project has been planned to handle 28 million litres of sewage per day initially. It is designed to handle 43 million litres of sewage per day in the long run. While the project has been planned to provide 30,000 drainage connections, the municipality is planning to provide at least 15,000 house connections to start with.

The TWAD board has planned to finish the major work of laying pipelines on main roads such as the Medical College Road and Gandhiji Road during this summer. Traffic will be allowed on one side even as work goes on in the other.

Trial will then be conducted to check whether the system is foolproof.

Meanwhile, the TWAD board has been urged to carry on the drainage work without causing any inconvenience to the public. As deep pits have been dug at many places, indicators should be installed near them to caution the people.

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