New drinking water supply project for Mysore is faulty, feel experts
MYSORE: Rs 886 crore new water supply project planned for the city from the backwaters of KRS dam under the second phase of JNNURM scheme appears not only "impractical", it is also "unfeasible", according to experts who aired their opinion at a meeting summoned here to discuss pros and cons of the project and its benefits to the city.
It was revealed at the meeting that state urban development department on Saturday submitted a project report on how it will utilize the funds for the drinking water project along with the other details. Experts at the meeting revealed that as per the new project water supply department has been directed to close all the existing 7 water supply points and supply water from a single point .
Based on this the water supply experts have sought permission to set up a pumping station at 3.5 kms on the upstream of Cauvery in the backwaters of KRS dam and supply water from there to city.
Speaking on the project Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) convenor M Lakshman said first the idea to accept the shut down of all the existing seven water supply stations itself is wrong and detrimental to the citizens interests and second the pumping station planned on the backwaters is unfeasible and threat to the safety of the KRS dam.
Lakshman said the new pumping station has to lift water from a Jack well built 28m below the normal ground level and to pump water from this point the authorities have to build an underground 600 mts aqua duct passing through the solid underground rock formation.
"Neither water supply authorities have sought the experts opinion on the rock drilling nor they have got clearance from the irrigation department," he pointed out and said drilling of the rock formation to cut the rock to build the Jack well and aqua duct will ultimately pose danger to the dam.
Irrigation expert and retired engineer in chief of state government Vijay Raghavan supporting Lakshman's view said it is foolhardy to think of drilling the rock adjoining the dam to build a Jack well and aqua duct as it is a single rock formation .
It was pointed out that closure of the existing seven pumping stations will make the people to suffer in the event of any snag at the new station as the whole city will depend on a single source . Now if there is any problem in one station the water supply remains unaffected with the other stations making up the loss the meeting was revealed.
It was revealed that the water department officials have kept this project a closely guarded secret for the reasons best known to them and have not consulted the elected representatives or the MCC.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/New-drinking-water-supply-project-for-Mysore-is-faulty-feel-experts/articleshow/27032729.cms
It was revealed at the meeting that state urban development department on Saturday submitted a project report on how it will utilize the funds for the drinking water project along with the other details. Experts at the meeting revealed that as per the new project water supply department has been directed to close all the existing 7 water supply points and supply water from a single point .
Based on this the water supply experts have sought permission to set up a pumping station at 3.5 kms on the upstream of Cauvery in the backwaters of KRS dam and supply water from there to city.
Speaking on the project Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) convenor M Lakshman said first the idea to accept the shut down of all the existing seven water supply stations itself is wrong and detrimental to the citizens interests and second the pumping station planned on the backwaters is unfeasible and threat to the safety of the KRS dam.
Lakshman said the new pumping station has to lift water from a Jack well built 28m below the normal ground level and to pump water from this point the authorities have to build an underground 600 mts aqua duct passing through the solid underground rock formation.
"Neither water supply authorities have sought the experts opinion on the rock drilling nor they have got clearance from the irrigation department," he pointed out and said drilling of the rock formation to cut the rock to build the Jack well and aqua duct will ultimately pose danger to the dam.
Irrigation expert and retired engineer in chief of state government Vijay Raghavan supporting Lakshman's view said it is foolhardy to think of drilling the rock adjoining the dam to build a Jack well and aqua duct as it is a single rock formation .
It was pointed out that closure of the existing seven pumping stations will make the people to suffer in the event of any snag at the new station as the whole city will depend on a single source . Now if there is any problem in one station the water supply remains unaffected with the other stations making up the loss the meeting was revealed.
It was revealed that the water department officials have kept this project a closely guarded secret for the reasons best known to them and have not consulted the elected representatives or the MCC.
Source - TOI - timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/New-drinking-water-supply-project-for-Mysore-is-faulty-feel-experts/articleshow/27032729.cms