Nagapattinam district has received Rs. 1.76 crore allocation for 44 drinking water supply schemes in various blocks. While Nagapattinam block has received Rs. 40 lakh for over 10 drinking water supply works, Kollidam has received Rs.36 lakh for nine water supply schemes. Speaking at a review meeting on drinking water supply infrastructure and schemes, Collector T. Munusamy advised officials to implement the schemes on a war-footing.
Mr. Munusamy held inspections at Kuttiandiyur in Tharangambadi, where a water treatment plant has been installed at a cost of Rs. 6 lakh to serve 100 households. Mr. Munusamy interacted with the residents to get their opinion on the working of the plant. The Collector also inspected a deep borewell linked to a water treatment plant at Manjakollai panchayat in Nagapattinam block.
He also inspected the works taken up for setting up a borewell-linked water treatment facility at Aivanallur panchayat in Sellur here for tsunami colony.
Two special drinking water supply schemes implemented as part of drought relief measures at a cost of Rs. 2.71 lakh and as an extension of Kollidam Combined Water Scheme, and three water supply schemes implemented at Thaazhampettai pachayat in Semmanarkoil also came for review.
While Rs.16 lakh each have been allocated to Vedaranyam, Thalainayar, and Keezhayur, Rs. 32 lakh has been allocated to Keezhvelur, Rs. 12 lakh to Semmanarkoil, and Rs. 8 lakh for Sirkazhi for water works.
