RAY OF HOPE: An intake well on the banks of the Godavari at Peda Pattisam near Polavaram, built by Satya Sai Central Trust, as part of a protected drinking water scheme proposed to supply water to upland areas.

POLAVARAM : The Satya Sai Central Trust based at Puttaparthi stood up to the maxim `service to humanity is service to the Almighty' by gifting the Rs 50-crore drinking water scheme to the water-starved upland areas in West Godavari district.

The project is likely to be dedicated to the local people by July 15, possibly by godman Satya Sai Baba, says Kondala Rao, a spokesman of the trust.

Raw water

The scheme, proposed to treat raw water from the Godavari in treatment plants and supply drinking water to needy areas through pipelines for a distance of 450 kms, is a godsend for the less than fortunate people of upland tracts.

It is aimed at benefiting some 5 lakh people in 200 habitations falling under 15 mandals.

As per the project design, water will be drawn through pipelines from Hukumpet to Kovvada, Kannapuram, Koyyalagudem, Buttayagudem, Kamavarapukota, Dwaraka Tirumala, Chintalapudi, on the one side and Gajjaram, Gopalapuram Yadavole, I. Pangidi, Nallajarla and Dubacharla on the other on two different routes.

The mega project comprises 35 components, including balancing reservoirs, overhead balancing reservoirs, treatment plants and intake wells.

High-motors will be energised to pump water into intake wells.

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