Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday virtually inaugurated water pipeline, underground sewerage projects in Sholinghur, Ambur, Tiruvannamalai and Kalambur towns.
Officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board which executes the projects, said work had been taken up under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. “Drainage network will prevent residents from discharging wastewater on the streets and roads,” said K. Prema, a resident in Ambur
Originally sanctioned in January 2018, the underground drainage work in Ambur town was started in October the same year at a cost of ₹139.83 crore, covering all 36 wards that has a population of 1.21 lakh persons. As part of the work, underground sewer pipelines were laid for a distance of 94.22 km in the town with 3,607 manholes. A sewage treatment plant (STP), which has a capacity of 16.21 MLC, was built on a 2.78 acre-plot along Palar river to discharge treated wastewater into it. The new facility will cover 18,187 households in the town. Due to the long work period, the total cost of the project was escalated to ₹165.55 crore.
