The town of Vallam near Thanjavur would soon get an underground sewerage system at an investment of ₹34.51 crore.
The town is spread over 7.60 square kilometres and has been in need of better civic amenities in recent years. The town panchayat has 15 wards and the average per capita generation of waste water is estimated to about 115 litres a day. The underground drainage system envisaged for the town would have a capacity to handle 2.35 million litres a day (MLD) in the intermediate stage and 2.62 MLD in the ultimate stage. A modern sewage treatment plant would be set up as part of the scheme.
Agriculture Minister R. Doraikkannu, who was present along with R.Vaithilingam, Rajya Sabha Member, and A. Annadurai, Collector, at the bhoomi pooja for the project on Sunday, said the town has been divided into seven zones and in the first phase, the project would cover 1,4,6 and 7 zones where the population density was more. The scheme would be extended to the remaining three zones, with scattered population, at a later stage.
Sewage pumping mains would be laid for a total distance of about 27,675 metres. The system will have 1,056 manholes, four pumping stations including the main pumping station. The system would have a capacity to provide 3,787 house connections, benefiting a population of 15,402. The project is scheduled to be completed in two years.
K. Parasuraman, MP, and others were present.
