City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: Ambur Municipality
which are drained through available natural terrain condition. The observation
relating to storm water drainage facility indicates inadequate designing, as majority
of the drains are provided in bits and pieces without any integration between the
drains; this is due to the presence of scattered development and undulating terrain
condition in Ambur town.
Strom Water Drainage ñ Under Construction - Kaspa B
Table 8-11: Storm Water Drainage Coverage
Drain Type Length (K.m.) Percentage Coverage (%)
Total Drains(Km) 68.00 65
No Drainage facilities 37.00 35
Total Road length (Km) 105.00 100
Source: Ambur Municipality
8.3.2 Household Connectivity to Drainage
The table 8-12 shows that there are 23% of the houses are not connected with any
type of drainage system while 39% of the houses are connected by open drainage
i.e. earthern drainage. In the town 38% of the houses are connected with pucca
drains. Apart from absence of comprehensive drainage system, the town is also
lacking a treatment plan and the drainage directly flows in to the Palar River.
Table 8-12: Existing Drainage Scenario
S. No. Type of Drainage Percentage coverage of houses
1. Closed drainage 38
2. Open drainage 39
3. No drainage 23
Source: Housing & Household Amenities Census, 2001
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