Coimbatore: Cheran Colony residents to get round-the-clock water supply

Coimbatore: Cheran Colony, close to Jayaram Nagar in the city, will witness the next expansion of the 24/7 drinking water scheme carried out by the Coimbatore corporation, as 2,000 houses in the locality are expected to get connections soon.
Jayaram Nagar, in Telungupalayam, was the first neighbourhood to get water under the scheme. Pipeline works have been completed to provide connection to 2,000 houses and meters will be installed soon. As many as 2,400 connections are required in Jayaram Nagar. While half of the connections can be provided from the overhead tank in the area, the rest will be given only after construction of a new tank.
Residents of RS Puram, who were expected to get the connection first, have to wait for another six months as the project is facing some difficulties, an official with the engineering wing of the corporation said. “We replaced the old pipes in RS Puram, but retained cast iron pipes, which are main pipelines. Water contamination was reported from some areas due to leaks in cast iron pipes. We are trying to figure out where the pipes have developed leaks to repair them. As it will be costly to replace all cast iron pipes, we have decided to retain them,” he said.
“Also, as old pipelines in RS Puram were extended without documentation, we are finding it difficult to trace them and have to dig up the place. As it is a time-consuming process, RS Puram residents have to wait for some more time for connection,” he said. “The target we had set, to provide 15,000 connections before the end of 2021, now looks daunting.”