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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Chennai will get its fourth desalination plant at Perur by February next year
Nearly 50% of the work to build the fourth desalination plant along East Coast Road in Perur has been completed so far. The speedy completion of the project will facilitate providing 24x7 piped water supply in the Adyar zone. Inspecting the works in progress to build the Rs. 6,078.40 crore desalination plant to treat 400 million litres of seawater a day (mld), Municipal Administration Minister instructed the officials to complete the work by February 2026. Preliminary work is in progress to lay 59-km long pipeline from the desalination plant to Porur and also build other distribution infrastructure like storage tank and pumping facility at Porur. Chennai Metrowater is also chalking out a project to improve its infrastructure in Pallipattu and Thiruvanmiyur distribution stations to enable round the clock water supply to Adyar zone residents. A press release said the water agency has laid lines to draw raw sea water and release brine into the sea. Work is being carried out to construct various units, including intake structure and pumping station, limestone filter, clear water reservoir and reverse osmosis building. Once the project is finished, nearly 22.67 lakh residents in both Greater Chennai Corporation and Tambaram corporation and 20 other village panchayats would be provided drinking water supply. Some of the areas to be covered including Manapakkam, Vandalur, Kilambakkam, Nandanam and Meenambakkam. also inspected the operation of two desalination plants at Nemmeli with capacity to treat 110 mld and 150 mld respectively. Officials from Chennai Metrowater and Chengalpattu district administration were also present.
The Hindu
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Link between Chembarambakkam pipeline and city's water distribution network to be completed soon
The work to interconnect the pipeline from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant to the city's water distribution network will be completed in a few days. Residents will get improved water supply from August. Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru inspected the operation of the treatment plant and the ongoing ₹66.78-crore pipeline work on Friday. The pipeline will travel for 11.7 km from Chembarambakkam to Porur and will be interconnected with a network to Tambaram. The second portion of the pipeline will be 9.2 km long and travel from the Poonamallee Bypass Road junction to Koyambedu. Once the trial run is completed in a fortnight, the water supply from Chembarambakkam will be increased from 265 million litres a day (mld) to 530 mld. Residents of various localities, including Anna Nagar, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Kodambakkam, Teynampet, Adyar, Tambaram, Kundrathur, and Sriperumbudur, will get improved water supply, a press release said. Mr. Nehru, who also inspected the Minjur desalination plant, instructed officials to prepare a detailed project report to revamp the facility. Chennai's first desalination plant in Kattupalli was established in 2010. However, it became dysfunctional owing to internal issues, including labour unrest and contract termination. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board will take measures to assess the condition of the plant and increase production to 100 mld. Mr. Nehru also instructed officials to explore the possibility of providing water supply to neighbouring villages. Minister for Minorities Welfare S.M. Nasar and Poonamallee MLA A. Krishnaswamy were among those present. According to a press release, Mr. Nehru on Friday inaugurated a street renamed 'Bishop Ezra Sargunam Road' in ward 100 of Kilpauk. The road where Bishop Ezra Sargunam, the first national leader of the Evangelical Church of India, lived has been renamed in his honour. Mr. Nehru also inspected the construction of the 1,200-m flyover on South Usman Road, being built at a cost o ₹164.92 crore under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. He reviewed the gig workers' rest lounge on Prakasam Road, built at a cost of ₹25 lakh. He later inspected the ₹32.62-crore restoration works at Victoria Public Hall being carried out under the Singara Chennai 2.0 project.
The Hindu
18-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Municipal Administration Minister inspects various projects in Chennai
Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) K.N. Nehru on Friday inaugurated a newly-named road in Kilpauk and inspected the construction of a flyover in T. Nagar, a gig workers' facility, and the progress of restoration work at Victoria Public Hall. According to a press release, a road in Kilpauk, in ward 100, was renamed 'Bishop Ezra Sargunam Road', where the Evangelical Church of India's first national leader had lived. Mr. Nehru inspected the construction of the 1,200-m flyover on South Usman Road, being built at a cost o ₹164.92 crore under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. Mr. Nehru also reviewed the gig workers' rest lounge on Prakasam Road, built at a cost of ₹25 lakh. The lounge includes seating, toilets, charging points, drinking water, and surveillance systems. He later inspected the ₹32.62-crore restoration works at Victoria Public Hall being carried out under the Singara Chennai 2.0 project.
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Expedite ongoing civic works, relay road dug up before NE monsoon: Minister
The ongoing projects to provide water supply, sewer infrastructure and stormwater drains in various municipal corporations and local bodies across the State must be expedited. Roads dug up for these works must be relaid before the onset of the Northeast monsoon, Municipal Administration Minister said here on Friday. Mr. Nehru chaired a meeting to review the projects being executed by local bodies and Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board. He instructed officials to desilt canals, water bodies and stormwater drains in urban and rural habitations ahead of the NE monsoon. Besides monitoring the existing combined water supply schemes and water sources, various government agencies must work in close coordination to prevent damage to water and sewer networks during the execution of infrastructure projects. Measures must be complete the schemes announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly in the past four years, he said. TWAD supplies nearly 2,071 million litres a day of water to 544 combined water supply schemes across the State. Senior officials from various government agencies, including TWAD, Chennai Metrowater and Commissionerate of Municipal Administration took part in the meeting, said a press release.
The Hindu
06-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
100 schools get Arignar Anna leadership award
Headmasters of 100 schools in the State have been selected for the Arignar Anna Leadership Award for excelling in various parameters fixed by the School Education Department. They were selected by a State-level committee based on various parameters pertaining to the 2023-24 academic year. Overall development of the school, performance of students in education, performance in sports, infrastructure development, Illam Thedi Kalvi and activities of school management association were among the parameters. Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru and Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi distributed the awards to the headmasters at a function here on Sunday. Collector V. Saravanan was present. The schools associated with the respective award winners were given ₹10 lakh each. Similarly, 76 schools in the State were given the Professor Anbazhagan Award for the best performance. The headmasters of the schools received the awards and ₹10 lakh each for the development of their respective school. Government Higher Secondary School, Paranthur, Kancheepuram district, St. Joseph's Girls Government Aided School, Tiruvarur, Government Higher Secondary School, Valadi in Tiruchi district, Municipal High School, Erode and Government High School, Kondamanaiyakkanpatti in Theni district were given Mission Nature award for promoting environmental activities for 2024-25 year.
