Chennai:
In a bid to cleanse Cooum and stop untreated sewers from reaching the
waterways of Chennai, Chennai Metro Water has vowed that it will be
plugging 179 outfalls by January next year.
A Chennai Metro Water spokesman told Express on Tuesday that Metro
Water has already plugged 51 outfalls and it will be plugging another
128 outfalls by January 2016.
It is learnt that then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was keen on
plugging the outfalls and has allocated Rs 150 crore from state
infrastructure amenities fund to plug the 179 outfalls under the first
phase. Sources said a total of 337 outfalls have been identified that
is polluting the waterways by letting out untreated sewers.
The move comes after previous DMK regime failed to plug the outfalls
in Adyar River, Cooum River, Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah, Captain
Cotton Canal and Mambalam drain despite the completion of Rs 1,700
crore Chennai City River Conservation (CCRC) Project to prevent
untreated sewer from reaching the waterways.
The spokesman said that the financial sanction for the project was
accorded in 2013 and the work was carried out on January 2014.
“The works include upgrading 28 sewer pumping stations besides
construction of two roadside pumping stations to treat the untreated
sewage,”the spokesman said.
The outfalls have been identified on Royapuram, R K Nagar, Kolathur,
Thiru-vi-ka Nagar, Villivakkam, Ambattur, Anna Nagar, Egmore, Chetpet,
T Nagar, Mylapore, Virugambakkam and Velachery.
The city has six waterways that have been functioning as flood
carriers during monsoon. These include Adyar River, Cooum River,
Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah, Captain Cotton Canal and Mambalam
drain.
Flow in these water courses in most part of the year is mainly due to
discharge of treated, partially treated and untreated sewage through
outfalls resulting in accumulation of large number of sludge and
formation of sandbar in the mouths of the rivers.
Box:
Total Outfalls identified: 337
Funds required: Rs 300 cr
Sewage outfalls:
Cooum: 105
Buckingham Canal: 183
Adyar Basin: 49
First Phase: 179 outfalls
Funds allocated: Rs 150 crore
Total outfalls plugged: 51
Outfalls yet to be plugged: 128
Target: January 2016
In a bid to cleanse Cooum and stop untreated sewers from reaching the
waterways of Chennai, Chennai Metro Water has vowed that it will be
plugging 179 outfalls by January next year.
A Chennai Metro Water spokesman told Express on Tuesday that Metro
Water has already plugged 51 outfalls and it will be plugging another
128 outfalls by January 2016.
It is learnt that then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was keen on
plugging the outfalls and has allocated Rs 150 crore from state
infrastructure amenities fund to plug the 179 outfalls under the first
phase. Sources said a total of 337 outfalls have been identified that
is polluting the waterways by letting out untreated sewers.
The move comes after previous DMK regime failed to plug the outfalls
in Adyar River, Cooum River, Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah, Captain
Cotton Canal and Mambalam drain despite the completion of Rs 1,700
crore Chennai City River Conservation (CCRC) Project to prevent
untreated sewer from reaching the waterways.
The spokesman said that the financial sanction for the project was
accorded in 2013 and the work was carried out on January 2014.
“The works include upgrading 28 sewer pumping stations besides
construction of two roadside pumping stations to treat the untreated
sewage,”the spokesman said.
The outfalls have been identified on Royapuram, R K Nagar, Kolathur,
Thiru-vi-ka Nagar, Villivakkam, Ambattur, Anna Nagar, Egmore, Chetpet,
T Nagar, Mylapore, Virugambakkam and Velachery.
The city has six waterways that have been functioning as flood
carriers during monsoon. These include Adyar River, Cooum River,
Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah, Captain Cotton Canal and Mambalam
drain.
Flow in these water courses in most part of the year is mainly due to
discharge of treated, partially treated and untreated sewage through
outfalls resulting in accumulation of large number of sludge and
formation of sandbar in the mouths of the rivers.
Box:
Total Outfalls identified: 337
Funds required: Rs 300 cr
Sewage outfalls:
Cooum: 105
Buckingham Canal: 183
Adyar Basin: 49
First Phase: 179 outfalls
Funds allocated: Rs 150 crore
Total outfalls plugged: 51
Outfalls yet to be plugged: 128
Target: January 2016
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