Installation of 1274 Reverse Osmosis Plants in Local Bodies, Administrative Sanction
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS4) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 dated 24 May 2015, granting administrative sanction of Rs.77.13 crore for 1,274 Reverse Osmosis plants in Tamil Nadu local bodies facing water quality issues. The approval covers Town Panchayats, Corporations, Municipalities and Rural Local Bodies, and does not change land ownership, property rights or land use.
What the document does
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS4) Department granted administrative sanction for local bodies to install 1,274 Reverse Osmosis plants at a total cost of Rs.77.13 crore. The plants are intended for places where the quality of drinking water is a concern.
The document is a public water supply funding and implementation approval. It does not create or transfer land rights, alter property classifications, or impose requirements on property buyers and owners.
Approved plants and costs
G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 dated 24 May 2015 divides the approved plants and expenditure as follows:
- Town Panchayats, 66 plants at a cost of Rs.3.96 crore.
- Corporations and Municipalities, 1,139 plants at a cost of Rs.68.34 crore.
- Rural Local Bodies, 69 plants at a cost of Rs.4.83 crore.
- Total, 1,274 plants at a cost of Rs.77.13 crore.
The 1,139 plants for Corporations and Municipalities are proposed for Amma Unavagams, hospitals, schools and public places. At the time of the approval, Corporations and Municipalities already had 714 Reverse Osmosis plants, while 18 Town Panchayats already had 56 plants.
Rural habitations covered
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS4) Department identified 69 partially covered rural habitations for Reverse Osmosis plants. These consist of 10 habitations in Sivagangai District and 59 habitations in Ramanathapuram District.
The document states that these habitations are in the coastal belt, far from the river, and have water with total dissolved solids in the range of 2,000 to 2,500 mg per litre. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is responsible for pursuing the installation work in Rural Local Bodies.
How the installations are funded
G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 dated 24 May 2015 directs the respective local bodies to use one or more of the following sources:
- General Funds.
- State Finance Commission Grants.
- Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants.
If a local body cannot meet the expenditure, the concerned Head of Department must arrange funding from the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The approval may improve access to treated drinking water in the selected public locations and rural habitations. It does not identify private properties for acquisition or place any stated obligation, charge or restriction on individual landowners.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 affect my land title or property rights?
No change to land title, ownership, property rights or land use is stated. The document grants administrative sanction for Reverse Osmosis plants in local bodies.
How many Reverse Osmosis plants were approved?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (WS4) Department approved 1,274 plants at a total cost of Rs.77.13 crore.
Which rural districts receive the approved plants?
The rural component covers 10 habitations in Sivagangai District and 59 habitations in Ramanathapuram District, for a total of 69 plants.
Who pays for installing the Reverse Osmosis plants?
The respective local bodies must use their General Funds, State Finance Commission Grants or Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants. If they cannot meet the cost, the concerned Head of Department must arrange funds from the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund.
