Tirupur Residents Demand
Residents complaining about poor water supply in Ward 19 to Tirupur Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan (left) on Thursday. Residents of Ward 19 of the Tirupur Corporation laid siege to the office of Commissioner M. Ashokan on Thursday to demand repairs to a bore well and steps to streamline the supply of drinking water.Residents of Mettupalayam said in a petition to the Commissioner that about 500 families had been suffering disruption in the supply of bore well water in their area. The motor had developed problems, but these had not been set right despite representations to the local body.The residents also complained that drinking water was supplied to their areas only once in eight days. This was because of the supply being made only under the third water scheme.The second scheme should also be used so that supply was made at least once in four days.
The residents’ protest was led by Communist Party of India councillor from Ward 19 S. Velusamy. He said the Corporation should make alternate supply of water from the second and third schemes. Only then would once-in-four-days supply be possible.“People also complain that the quality of water supplied under the third scheme was bad. The residents say they develop pain in the throat when they drink this water, especially when it is stored for too long,” he said.
The number of water connections had risen from 1,000 to 2,000 in a year in the ward. But, there was no increase in the quantity of water supply. Therefore, when supply was made, there not much force in it. Mr. Velusamy said the Commissioner had promised to take immediate steps to solve all the problems the residents faced.
