CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, inaugurated new water supply and sewerage projects worth Rs 635.31 crore and laid foundation stones for new water projects estimated at Rs 932 crore, including works to upgrade the Puzhal Water Treatment Plant (WTP).
In Sholinganallur and Valasaravakkam zones, drinking water supply works were completed at a cost of Rs 74.74 crore, an official release said. Also, a sewage treatment plant (STP) with a capacity of 36 million litres per day (MLD) was commissioned in the Sholinganallur zone at a cost of Rs 68.70 crore. In the Anna Nagar Zone, a new 5 MLD STP was set up near Villivakkam at a cost of Rs 17.97 crore.
Similarly, in the Tondiarpet Zone, Kodungaiyur STP has been upgraded into 110 MLD plant at a cost of Rs 45.07 crore. Underground sewerage projects were also inaugurated in Manali, Alandur (Mugalivakkam), Perungudi (Pallikaranai) and Sholinganallur (Uthandi and Okkiyam-Thoraipakkam) at a total cost of Rs 188.07 crore.
“To prevent sewage from entering water bodies, sewage pumping mains were realigned from the Padi flyover to the Kodungaiyur STP at a cost of Rs 106.42 crore, benefiting Madhavaram, Tondiarpet, Ambattur and Anna Nagar zones. Additional sewerage infrastructure improvement works, including sewage pumping stations and pumping mains, were completed in four zones zones at Rs 134.33 crore,” the release added.
Also, Stalin laid the foundation stones for two new drinking water projects worth Rs 932 crore. These include the upgradation of the Puzhal WTP from 300 MLD to 310 MLD at a cost of Rs 555.88 crore, and the implementation of continuous drinking water supply in the Adyar Zone, covering Pallipattu and Thiruvanmiyur, at a cost of Rs 376.12 crore.