G.O. (4D.) No. 58, Water Supply to Tenements at Tirunelveli, Reddiyarpatti and Thanjavur, Vallam Iyyanar Koil, 2022

Purpose of the sanction

G.O. (4D.) No. 58 of the Housing and Urban Development [UHD2(1)] Department provides Rs.10.65 crore to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board for water supply infrastructure serving tenement schemes at Reddiyarpatti in Tirunelveli and Vallam Iyyanar Koil in Thanjavur. The tenements are being constructed for the urban poor under housing programmes that include Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Housing for All (Urban), Affordable Housing in Partnership and an Asian Development Bank financed project.

Schemes covered

G.O. (4D.) No. 58 records the following project details:

• Reddiyarpatti, Phases I and II, has 2,124 units and a proposed supply of 1.434 MLD.
• Vallam Iyyanar Koil has 969 units and a proposed supply of 0.744 MLD.
• Together, the two schemes contain 3,093 units.
• The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board provided consent and detailed project reports for the proposed supply arrangements.
• The earlier proposal relied on bore wells with limited provision in the approved project cost. The Asian Development Bank required sustainable abstraction and compliance with national drinking water quality standards.

Funding decision and release

G.O. (4D.) No. 58 followed a request for Rs.27.85 crore from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee observed that the Reddiyarpatti scheme could be taken up under the Jal Jeevan Mission and resolved to sanction Rs.10.65 crore for the Vallam Iyyanar Koil scheme because it falls within a town panchayat limit.

Key financial conditions are:

• The Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board may draw the sanctioned amount based on progress of work and utilisation certificates.
• The amount must be credited to the Board's Public Deposit Account.
• Separate proposals must be sent to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning when funds are required for water supply infrastructure at the Vallam Iyyanar Koil Phase II tenements.
• Expenditure details must be provided to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning for the required accounting adjustments.

Relevance to property buyers and owners

G.O. (4D.) No. 58 is a government funding approval for water supply to specified public housing tenements. It does not state that private land ownership, title, land use classification or development rights are changed. Its practical relevance is mainly to residents, purchasers and professionals concerned with water infrastructure at the identified Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board schemes.