Vellore Corporation begins providing drainage connections to households in town
Vellore Corporation has begun connecting households to a long-awaited underground drainage system as part of the AMRUT urban development project. The initiative aims to improve sanitation by preventing wastewater discharge into stormwater drains.
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Improved urban infrastructure is critical for public health and environmental hygiene in rapidly growing Indian cities.
More than a decade after it was proposed, the ₹1,000-crore Underground Drainage (UGD) project in Vellore town has taken root as Vellore Corporation commences the process of providing drainage connections to individual households.
Corporation officials said that the multi-crore project was being implemented under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2016-17 in four phases. “The Corporation has started providing drainage connections to households in areas under phase 2 and 3 of the UGD project. Most of the areas will be covered under these two phases of the work,” A. Catherine Saranya, Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, told The Hindu.
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