G.O. (Ms) No.162, Water Supply Improvement Scheme in Anakaputhur Municipality, 2014
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS1) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.162 on 19 December 2014, granting administrative sanction for a Water Supply Improvement Scheme in Anakaputhur Municipality at an estimated cost of Rs.1487.63 lakh. The scheme is to be executed through the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and includes new distribution pipelines, house connections, overhead tanks, bulk meters and a monitoring system.
What the government approved
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS1) Department granted administrative sanction for the Water Supply Improvement Scheme in Anakaputhur Municipality, Kancheepuram District. The approved estimated project cost is Rs.1487.63 lakh, with annual maintenance estimated at Rs.254.21 lakh.
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is responsible for executing the scheme. The Finance Department concurred with the approval on 19 December 2014.
Why the scheme was proposed
Anakaputhur Municipality was described as a Second Grade Municipality with 18 wards, covering 4 square kilometres and having a 2011 census population of 48,002.
At the time of the proposal, the municipality received 27 litres per capita per day, totalling 1.31 million litres per day, through the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board's treatment plant at Chembarambakkam. The existing pipelines had been laid decades earlier and were causing heavy distribution losses. The project was intended to meet a target supply of 135 litres per capita per day, totalling 13.50 million litres per day, and reduce non-revenue water.
Main works included
The approved project includes:
- Distribution networks in five zones, using pipes with diameters ranging from 110 mm to 500 mm.
- 135 house connections in zone 1.
- 1,848 house connections and one overhead tank of 1.7 million litre capacity in zone 2.
- 201 house connections in zone 3.
- 2,086 house connections and one overhead tank of 1.7 million litre capacity in zone 4.
- 930 house connections in zone 5.
- Eleven bulk meters.
- Implementation of SCADA for system monitoring and control.
- Contingencies, price escalation, petty supervision and the Labour Welfare Fund within the total project cost.
Funding and relevance to property holders
The Rs.1487.63 lakh project cost is divided into a grant of Rs.542.63 lakh, an interest-free loan of Rs.135.65 lakh, an Urban Local Body contribution of Rs.109.35 lakh, and Rs.700 lakh under the Integrated Urban Development Mission for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Residents and property holders in the five project zones may be affected by new pipelines, house connections and improved water distribution. G.O. (Ms) No.162 does not specify individual connection charges, property acquisition, changes to land ownership or restrictions on property use.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.162 change my land ownership or property rights?
No change to land ownership or property rights is stated. The approval concerns the execution and funding of a municipal water supply improvement scheme.
Will homes in Anakaputhur receive new water connections?
The project includes 5,200 house connections across five zones, along with new distribution pipelines. The document does not identify individual properties or provide a connection schedule.
Who will carry out the Anakaputhur water supply project?
The Water Supply Improvement Scheme is to be executed through the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Does the government order state what an individual property owner must pay?
No. G.O. (Ms) No.162 gives the overall project cost and funding pattern but does not specify charges payable by individual property owners or residents.
