CHENNAI: Metrowater has declared that the town reservoirs have sufficient drinking water to look Chennai citizens thru this summer. But information on the civic frame’s water provide over the last 3 years has revealed that the assurance would possibly not hold just right for at least 10 of the 15 zones in the town.
An RTI reply from Metrowater shows that the Teynampet, Kodambakkam, Adyar, Anna Nagar and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zones receive almost 80% of the daily provide to town properties. Of the seven lakh Metrowater connections in the town, 4.5 lakh are concentrated in these five zones. Residents in the 10 final zones will have to attend years prior to equitable distribution of water turns into a fact. While north Chennai continues to be not noted, citizens in the extended spaces had been waiting since 2011 for installation of underground water pipelines. Residents of Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Perungudi and Sholinganallur slightly have 10,000 water connections every, while zones in the core town have about one lakh connections every.
In all its public declarations ultimate yr, Metrowater claimed it was supplying round 500 mld, but the RTI reply shows Metrowater supplied handiest 283 million litres per day (mld), on a mean, in 2017. Metrowater, which supplies 830mld frequently, has lowered the provision ultimate yr after failure of the northeast monsoon. In 2016, Metrowater claimed it supplied 830mld, but information shows it distributed handiest about 520mld.
Some officers, on the other hand, refute the data. According to the agency’s Royapuram zone space engineer says, his place of job guarantees a provide of 40mld, whereas information shows handiest 11mld was supplied. "We draw water from multiple sources. The RTI reply may not have taken all sources into account. We draw from Anna Poonga, Kannapar Thidal, Triplicane and Kilpauk Water Works for supply to Royapuram," stated the engineer.
Water provide is yet to begin in some of the extended spaces the place paintings on putting in underground water pipelines was completed a yr ago. Ambattur zone has been granted 32,000 water connections thus far, but citizens received a mean of only 1.3mld ultimate yr. "I got my Metrowater connection in August 2016 and am yet to receive water," stated S Suresh, common secretary of Federation of Ambattur Residents’ Welfare Association. This despite paying water fees for the past two years. As compared to 2016, groundwater stage fell via 10ft in the space all through the drought in 2017, which is the more serious in 140 years, forcing citizens to depend solely on personal providers.
Groundwater in every zone must be taken into account when distributing water, say experts. Hydrogeologist J Saravanan of Rain Centre stated, "When Metrowater supply dips, residents depend on groundwater and private suppliers. But no study has been conducted on aquifers. Knowing more about the groundwater resource will enable officials to distribute water better."
An RTI reply from Metrowater shows that the Teynampet, Kodambakkam, Adyar, Anna Nagar and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zones receive almost 80% of the daily provide to town properties. Of the seven lakh Metrowater connections in the town, 4.5 lakh are concentrated in these five zones. Residents in the 10 final zones will have to attend years prior to equitable distribution of water turns into a fact. While north Chennai continues to be not noted, citizens in the extended spaces had been waiting since 2011 for installation of underground water pipelines. Residents of Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Perungudi and Sholinganallur slightly have 10,000 water connections every, while zones in the core town have about one lakh connections every.
In all its public declarations ultimate yr, Metrowater claimed it was supplying round 500 mld, but the RTI reply shows Metrowater supplied handiest 283 million litres per day (mld), on a mean, in 2017. Metrowater, which supplies 830mld frequently, has lowered the provision ultimate yr after failure of the northeast monsoon. In 2016, Metrowater claimed it supplied 830mld, but information shows it distributed handiest about 520mld.
Some officers, on the other hand, refute the data. According to the agency’s Royapuram zone space engineer says, his place of job guarantees a provide of 40mld, whereas information shows handiest 11mld was supplied. "We draw water from multiple sources. The RTI reply may not have taken all sources into account. We draw from Anna Poonga, Kannapar Thidal, Triplicane and Kilpauk Water Works for supply to Royapuram," stated the engineer.
Water provide is yet to begin in some of the extended spaces the place paintings on putting in underground water pipelines was completed a yr ago. Ambattur zone has been granted 32,000 water connections thus far, but citizens received a mean of only 1.3mld ultimate yr. "I got my Metrowater connection in August 2016 and am yet to receive water," stated S Suresh, common secretary of Federation of Ambattur Residents’ Welfare Association. This despite paying water fees for the past two years. As compared to 2016, groundwater stage fell via 10ft in the space all through the drought in 2017, which is the more serious in 140 years, forcing citizens to depend solely on personal providers.
Groundwater in every zone must be taken into account when distributing water, say experts. Hydrogeologist J Saravanan of Rain Centre stated, "When Metrowater supply dips, residents depend on groundwater and private suppliers. But no study has been conducted on aquifers. Knowing more about the groundwater resource will enable officials to distribute water better."
Reservoirs filled, but taps may still run dry due to Metrowater’s poor distribution plan
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