TWAD Fixes Valves to Regulate Water Supply
Posted: 08/30/2013 10:08:35 Edited: 08/29/2013 10:08:58 Clicks: 972
In order to solve the Pilloor water supply shutdown problem, the Tamil Water Supply and Drainage Boars has installed valves and water flow meters for the Pilloor I and Pilloor II.
At present, the problem lied in that the pipeline was divided in two branches and one was at the lower point than the other at the Periyacombai tunnel exit. The water flowed more into the lower point pipeline.
KATTAN HILL TUNNEL
To make sure there is same water volume of both the pipeline, the Board adapted the similar way to fix the valves. The sources said the Board had also fixed the other valve at the exit of the Kattan Hill tunnel.
The Pilloor I and Pilloor II schemes’ pipelines join together at the Kattan Hilltunnel and divided in two branches at the exit.
Here again, the Board had installed a valve to regulate the supply.
The water that flows through the pipeline here is treated at the treatment plant at Velliangadu, which is located between the Periyacombai tunnel exit and Kattan Hill tunnel entry.
FLOW METERS
The sources said that the Board had also fixed flow meters to measure the volume of water.
The valves and the flow meters had cost around Rs. 60 lakh.
The valves of the two branches are fixed and they can not affect the other if there were repair and maintenance work.
In order to meet the increasing demand, the Corporation was also taking part in the Saravanampatti water supply network with the Pilloor II main supply line to add a three three million litres a day.
