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The contented of irregular drinking h2o proviso nether the ₹484.45-crore Uratchikottai Dedicated Water Supply Scheme (DWSS) dominated the Erode Corporation assembly gathering held present connected Thursday (October 30, 2025).
The meeting, chaired by Mayor S. Nagarathinam, was attended by Commissioner Arpit Jain and Deputy Mayor V. Selvaraj and councillors. Cutting crossed enactment lines, councillors said that contempt the task being implemented since 2017, residents were not receiving regular supply.
The strategy is executed by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, and is designed to supply 81.10 cardinal litres of h2o per time (135 litres per person). “However, h2o is supplied lone erstwhile successful 2 days for an hour,” said DMK councillor S. Nandagopal (Ward 47). Many councillors said drinking h2o was supplied lone erstwhile successful 4 to six days, leaving them incapable to reply residents’ complaints.
A TWAD Board technologist told the assembly that interlinking pipeline works were nether mode and nearing completion. He cited difficulties successful filling each overhead tanks and investigating caller pipelines laid adjacent underground powerfulness cables. Zone I president P.K. Palanisamy (Ward 24) sought the task to beryllium handed implicit to the civic body. The Commissioner said the TWAD Board would transportation attraction to the Corporation adjacent month.
Congress councillor E.P. Ravi opposed the slaughterhouse astatine Vairapalayam and cautioned that large-scale protests would travel if it starts functioning. Supporting him, Mr. Palanisamy said the slaughterhouse would impact astir 30 acres of cultivation onshore and urged the Corporation to reconsider the plan.
Councillors besides voiced interest implicit contamination caused by cattle discarded dumping successful Agraharam and sought a imperishable solution. Officials informed that 11,000 stray dogs had been sterilised and vaccinated, truthful far.
Opposition person and AIADMK councillor S.D. Thangamuthu criticised the Corporation for delaying compensation to landowners astatine Kaniravuthar lake, wherever the Chief Minister had announced a caller autobus basal 2 years ago. He besides slammed the medication for permitting state pipeline works connected newly-laid roads and for not implementing the council’s solution to trim spot taxation passed successful March. Following his remarks, AIADMK councillors staged a walkout.
