Avadi residents seek improved water supply amid peak summer
Avadi residents are calling for improved drinking water supply as summer intensifies and borewells dry up. The municipal corporation is working on enhancing pipeline infrastructure to meet the needs of the rapidly growing population. Officials acknowledge the need for a complete overhaul of the water supply system and are planning to provide additional connections by the end of the year.
- ▪Residents of Avadi are urging the municipal corporation for better drinking water supply amid peak summer.
- ▪The civic body plans to strengthen pipeline infrastructure to accommodate urban growth.
- ▪Officials admit that the current water supply infrastructure needs a complete revamp and are prioritizing densely populated areas.
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Amid peak summer and drying borewells in some localities, Avadi residents have urged the municipal corporation to provide additional drinking water supply. The civic body plans to strengthen pipeline infrastructure in rapidly urbanising areas.Currently, bulk supply from Chennai Metrowater and groundwater pumped from borewells are major sources of drinking water supply. Pointing out that Avadi was witnessing rapid growth in terms of housing projects and mushrooming apartment complexes, residents said water and sewer infrastructure has not kept pace with the urban expansion.Members of Kendriya Vihar-II Apartment Owners Welfare Association, Paruthipattu, noted that residents awaited piped water supply network for a decade.
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