G.O. (Ms) No. 5, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Transmission Main Funding, 2012
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.5 on 17 January 2012, sanctioning Rs.40 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for a second water transmission main between the Chembarambakkam Water Treatment Plant and Poonamallee bypass junction. The approval funds infrastructure work by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and does not state any land acquisition, property restriction or charge on property owners.
Purpose
G.O. (Ms) No.5 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department provides government funding for a Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board project. The project is intended to convey treated water from the Chembarambakkam Water Treatment Plant towards Chennai and surrounding urban areas.
Project and funding
The government approved the following work and financial arrangements:
- A second transmission main with a diameter of 2000 mm.
- A route from the 530 MLD Chembarambakkam Water Treatment Plant to Poonamallee bypass junction, near Saveetha Dental College.
- A total pipeline length of 6.5 km.
- An estimated project cost of Rs.41.35 crore, including 5 percent price escalation.
- Funding of Rs.40 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
- The remaining Rs.1.35 crore to be met from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board's own funds.
The State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund Promotion Committee had decided to provide the Rs.40 crore allocation at its meeting held on 26 July 2011.
Background and affected bodies
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board had proposed laying two rows of 2000 mm transmission mains during 1996 to convey 530 MLD of treated water. The Board later resolved to lay only one line up to Poonamallee bypass for onward connections towards Porur junction, Vanagaram junction and existing water mains.
G.O. (Ms) No.5 funds the proposed second line. The principal bodies affected are the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, which is to execute the work, and the Director of Town and Country Planning, who is authorised to draw and transfer the sanctioned amount.
The document does not identify private land, approve acquisition or impose development controls on property owners.
Financial administration
G.O. (Ms) No.5 specifies the government account heads through which the expenditure must be recorded and adjusted against the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The expenditure is treated as a new item requiring legislative approval and provision in the Supplementary Estimate for 2011 to 2012.
The Director of Town and Country Planning may draw the sanctioned amount by account payee cheque in favour of the Managing Director of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board after the relevant appropriation legislation is passed. The amount is then to be deposited in the Board's Personal Deposit Account.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.5 acquire or restrict any private property?
No land acquisition or restriction on private property is stated in the document. It is an approval for funding and administering a water transmission main project.
How much government funding was approved for the pipeline?
The government sanctioned Rs.40 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board must meet the remaining Rs.1.35 crore from its own funds.
Where will the second transmission main run?
It will run for 6.5 km from the 530 MLD Chembarambakkam Water Treatment Plant to Poonamallee bypass junction, near Saveetha Dental College.
Which agency is responsible for carrying out the work?
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is responsible for the project. The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to draw and transfer the sanctioned funds after the required appropriation legislation is passed.
