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Even arsenic renovation of the Sivan Temple vessel successful the metropolis is going on, the walkers’ way connected the confederate broadside of the waterbody sank for astir six feet and the abutting parapet collapsed connected Wednesday night.
As the temple vessel located successful the bosom of the metropolis remained neglected for respective years, the Corporation started renovation of the vessel astatine a outgo of ₹75 lakh with laying granite tiles connected the walkers’ way astir the waterbody and installing fountains. After the granite tiles were laid connected the walkers’ way astir the tank, the severely polluted h2o was being pumped retired truthful that the vessel tin beryllium filled with caller h2o for the interval festival to beryllium held successful the Tamil period of ‘Thai’.
Even arsenic the enactment was going on, a information of the pathway connected which the granite tiles were laid connected the confederate broadside of the vessel sank connected Wednesday night, triggering the illness of the adjoining parapet. The basement of the 2 adjacent transformers besides sank.
On getting information, Mayor Jegan Periyasamy visited the spot successful the night, and the powerfulness proviso to the gradually collapsing transformers was stopped arsenic a precautionary measure. After the stableness of the transformers were confirmed, powerfulness proviso was restored.
Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan, who visited the vessel connected Thursday, assured that the waterbody would beryllium renovated without changing its heritage.
After visiting the vessel again connected Thursday, Mr. Jegan said rainwater harvesting structures connected the confederate and the bluish sides of the vessel weakened aft the ungraded nether them had gradually caved in.
“Hence, the parapet partition suffered damage. The vessel volition beryllium beautified without its ancientness being altered,” Mr. Jegan said.
As the food successful the vessel died owed to superior pollution, the dormant food were removed and sent to Fisheries College and Research Institute for investigation to find the crushed for the wide death.
Moreover, steps person been taken to manus implicit 5 turtles recovered successful the vessel to the Forest Department to beryllium released successful a waterbody wrong immoderate reserve forest.
