City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

Chapter ñ 10 Final Report: Ambur Municipality
10.1 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - IMPROVEMENT NEEDS
In chapter - 8, we had identified the problems and issues of the Physical
Infrastructure sector and mentioned about the projects identified the municipality
for curative measures in this sector. Here we will discuss about the shortcomings in
the projects identified by the municipality or by the different agencies i.e.
Municipality, TWAD board etc. and discuss about the improvement needs and
future proposals.
10.1.1 Water Supply:
1. Improvement Needs:
Pachakkuppam scheme was commissioned during 1974 with River Palar as source.
At that time, Pachakkuppam Scheme only supplies the water to whole Ambur town.
Even now also pachakuppam head works have very good water yield from the
palar river. This scheme has been designed to serve a horizon population of 80,000 in
the year 2001 and to supply 70.00 lakh litres per day in the ultimate stage. But the
tanneries situated around the town, discharges their effluent directly into Palar River
and due to this activity; the head works at Pachakuppam is completely polluted. At
present no pumping has been made from this head works.
The existing distribution lines were mostly laid more than 30 years before and they
need replacement. So there should be a comprehensive study for effective solution
for water supply provision and rezoning.
2. Water Supply Proposals
It is proposed for the rehabilitation of exiting check dam for Anaimadugu,
Kamanuthattu, Naickeneri areas, in order to meet the part of intermediate supply
gap about 6.7 MLD by providing suitable open wells, rising mains , sump, and
disinfection arrangement.
The feasibility study carried out by the TWAD Board and it is mentioned that 6.7 MLD
of water can be drawn by providing above facilities. The Ultimate demand shall be
fulfilled using combined Mettur scheme. The Detailed Project Report for this scheme
is under preparation by TWAD Board. The water allotment details from Mettur
scheme for various municipalities are shown in Figure 10.1
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