New drinking water scheme inaugurated for Vickramasingapuram municipality
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated a new ₹29.51 crore drinking water project for the Vickramasingapuram municipality. The infrastructure upgrade replaces a 56-year-old system and aims to provide 135 liters of water daily to thousands of additional households.
Why it matters
The project addresses critical urban infrastructure needs, ensuring reliable access to clean water for a growing population.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated on Tuesday a new drinking water project executed at a cost of ₹29.51 crore for benefiting the residents of Vickramasingapuram municipality.
After the Chief Minister inaugurated the scheme from Chennai through videoconference, District Collector Anand Mohan lighted the traditional lamp at the Papanasam pumping station and inspected the water purification unit, overhead tanks and the drinking water distribution infrastructure created as part of this scheme.
As the Vickramasingpuram municipality is growing rapidly, infrastructure created under the existing 56-year-old drinking water scheme cannot meet the actual demand for drinking water. Hence, additional infrastructures like drinking water purification unit with 4 MLD capacity, drinking water distribution pipes for 81.74 km, main feeder drinking water pipes for 6.25 km and 3 overhead tanks have been created for giving drinking water to more number of houses.
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