Street users require the repair of water leaks on Ambasamudram-Alangulam Road

Tirunelveli: Road consumers have urged the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and drainage (twad) to repair licks in the pipelines of the combined water supply scheme (CWSS), where the street holder at five locations near Idaikal on the Ambasamudramstram street Alangulam was created here on Sunday Appeal to frequent accidents.

According to the locals, a child, a man and two women were injured in two recent accidents after his two -wheelers dragged due to potholes formed by water leaks. “The leakage remained in several places on the street near Idaikal at least three months. Officials only temporarily fix the leaks after the occurrence of accidents, so that the problem remains and causes further road damage and water waste,” said P Rajesh, one Street users, a road user.

An employee of the Idaikal Panchayat attributed the leaks to the overloaded mineral shop from a quarry in a village of Anainthanadarpatti. “The drinking water pipelines under CWSS run on the side of the road. If these heavy trucks move over them, they are damaged and cause frequent leakage every explanation,” he said.

The former MLA Raviarunan claimed that a pipeline maintenance contract of 24 CRore had been awarded to a single contractor for the entire district, but only repairs were carried out when leaks became important problems. “During my tenure I secured the water supply of Tenkasi and Shengottai. However, the pipelines defined two decades ago suffered serious damage due to overloaded mineral cars with more than the permissible weight. Despite repeated petitions to the prime minister and higher officials, no measures were made Missed, “he said.

The residents have asked the authorities to take direct measures to prevent further accidents. When Tnie was contacted as a Twad Board -Executive Engineer Kanagaraj, he assured that the leakage near Idaikal would be treated shortly.