CHENNAI: With several places in Tamil Nadu staring at short supply of potable water, the government departments are implementing contingency plans to tackle drinking water scarcity.
Drinking water shortage was one of the main topics discussed at the recent Collectors’ Conference chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
Later, the Chief Secretary also held a meeting with top authorities to take stock of the situation, official sources said.
“We have drawn up contingency plans to tackle water shortage.
Monitoring and micromanagement of water distribution is being done,” K Satyagopal, Commissioner for Revenue Administration and Relief Commissioner, told Express.
Revamp of old combined water supply schemes will be given priority in the programme to augment water distribution.
According to Satyagopal, focus will be on those panchayats and blocks that could face water shortage.
Districts having combined water supply schemes do not face much problems as water could be channelised to the places covered under the schemes.
We can utilise it for drinking water purposes.
Quenching thirst ● Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Pudukkottai may face water shortage ● Contingency plans drawn up to tackle shortage ● Micro-management of supply a key element in the plan ● Focus on panchayats and blocks anticipating scarcity ● Combined water supply schemes help ensure balanced distribution ● Storage in major reservoirs better than last year