To ensure that households in the 60 wards of the old corporation limits receive water round the clock after implementation of the 24x7 water supply project, the civic body plans to interlink water connections from the Siruvani and Pillur reservoirs.
While a few wards in the corporation limit receive water from the Siruvani reservoir, the others would get water under the Pillur I and II schemes, said sources in the civic body. The connections between the reservoirs and the wards remain separate now.
Under the project, the civic body would interlink the connections and water would be supplied commonly, the sources said. Those wards which now receive Sirvuani water would also receive Pillur water, and vice versa.
While the master service reservoir for the Siruvani reservoir is at Bharati park, the one for the Pillur reservoir is at Ganapathi, the sources said. The reservoirs would be interlinked and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) done at frequent intervals to monitor the water level.
The sources said interlinking remained difficult till now due to lack of data to determine the requirement and availability of water. All data would be stored and monitored online with the installation of SCADA. The water from a master service reservoir would be automatically supplied to the other in case of insufficient water.
It is estimated that about 135 litres per day per capita would be supplied on normal days. Commissioner of municipal administration G Prakash said the per capita consumption would change depending on the availability of water in the reservoirs. Coimbatore would receive about 330 MLD of water under the Pillur III scheme once it is implemented, he said. With the water, it would be sufficient to provide round-the-clock supply.
A separate Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) would be appointed to monitor the progress of the project. Based on this, payment would be released to the contractor on an annual basis, he said. During the first year, i.e., during the financial year 2019-20, about Rs 52.54 crore would be released and the payment would increase by 6% annually.
