CPM seeks to resume bore well work at Valparai

Coimbatore: The CPM has urged the district administration to take steps to resume the bore well construction work at the municipality office in Valparai.
Drinking water to Valparai town area is being supplied by the municipality from Akkamalai check dam, which is about 10km away, for a few hours daily.
As the town falls under the animal tiger reserve, special permission should be obtained to dig bore wells.
“At times, the water supply would be suspended when there is damage in pipelines or the municipal workers carry out repair works. During the summer season, the duration of water supply would be brought down considerably,” secretary of CPM Valparai V Paramasivam said.
It has been one of the long pending requests of the public to construct a bore well to tackle the water shortage in the town, he said and added that the bore well construction work, which commenced at Valparai municipality office about a week ago and was stopped abruptly.
As the bore well is being constructed for public use, the district administration should take immediate steps to resume the work, he added.
Meanwhile, sources privy to the development said that the construction work was stopped after some people raised objection and a final decision was yet to be made. As the rainfall has commenced in the surrounding areas, there is no water shortage in the locality, the source added.