Work to lay new water pipelines between Sathanur dam and Tiruvannamalai town to provide 135 litres of water per capita per day (LPCD) for each individual household in Tiruvannamalai began on Thursday.
Accompanied by Collector D. Bhaskara Pandian, Minister for Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports E.V. Velu laid the foundation stone for the ₹55.49 crore project, which will be executed by Tiruvannamalai municipality, under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme 2023-24. “The new ductile iron pipelines will have more durability especially against heavy vehicles like trucks and lorries on the route. Frequent pipe bursts will be avoided. New pipelines will be laid in six months,” M.R. Vasanthi, commissioner, Tiruvannamalai municipality, told The Hindu.
Municipal officials said the existing water pipelines were laid a few decades ago. Most pipelines, especially on the Tiruvannamalai-Aroor High Road, which is maintained by the State Highways, were damaged due to continuous movement of vehicles. It has resulted in frequent pipeline bursts on the route.
