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`Water distribution network poor in Salem'

Staff Reporter

Supply in some parts of city is once in 10 days

POOR CONSTRUCTION: A Councillor displaying a visual of the Corporation buildings in Azhagapurampudur Primary School at the council meeting in Salem on Monday. - Photo: P. Goutham

SALEM: The Salem Corporation Councillors have accused the civic officials of not restoring the problems in the drinking water distribution network in the city.

Participating at the council meeting on Monday, the members pointed out that many parts of the city were supplied water once in a week.

"A few parts are supplied water once in ten days. The officials should ensure proper water distribution in the city," Ammapet zone chairman Gunasekaran (DMK) said.

The Corporation should monitor the quantity supplied by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board to the city. Often, the water intake of the Corporation was less than the assured quantity.

A committee should be formed to monitor the quantity supplied by the TWAD on a daily basis and ensure equal distribution of water to all the parts, Leader of the Opposition, S.D. Kaliyamudan (DMK), suggested.

The Corporation Commissioner T.T. Balsamy assured that problems in the distribution would be sorted out immediately.

Resignation letter

The Hasthampatti Zone chairman, P. Natesan, sought action against a contractor for the poor construction of the Azhagapurampudur Primary School buildings. The Ward 12 councillor, P. Rajagopal, said the Corporation executed the work of a building which was sanctioned for his ward, in ward 13. Condemning this, he submitted his resignation letter to the Commissioner.

Re-tender called

Despite the contractors quoting rates higher than the estimated value of the work in the tenders called for the first batch of Rs. 38-crore road work project, the Council had given its nod for the tenders. The contractors who had submitted tenders for the first batch of road works worth Rs. 7 crores had quoted averagely 5 per cent higher than the value of the works. Of the 53 tenders received, the council rejected four on various grounds and decided to call for a re-tender for those works.

Govt. nod

The council, however, had decided to pass the tenders for the remaining 49 works, despite the higher prices quoted for them. The council would send the tenders to seek the approval of the State Government and the funding agency, Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited, shortly. The Mayor, R. Sureshkumar, presided.

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