Drinking water leakage from pipeline near Millerpuram irks residents

Persistent water leakage near Millerpuram overhead tank in Thoothukudi causes inconvenience, worries about wastage, and delays repairs.

Drinking water leakage from a pipeline near Millerpuram overhead water tank in Thoothukudi, in addition to causing inconvenience to the residents and commuters, has also made people worry about the excess drinking water wastage reminding them of the times standing in que early in the morning waiting for their turns to fill water from water tankers. 

TMB colony located in the West Zone area in the Thoothukudi Corporation limit, according to the residents, has been witnessing water leakage from the pipelines for over eight months.  

G.T.Ramakrishnan, a resident, said, though it did not raise any issue of bad smell, it was not disheartening for them to pass through the road crossing the water filled on the road.  

“Despite complaining several times, no one has cared to stop the water leaking. This happens even when the Corporation’s zonal office is located few steps away,” he added.  

Another resident A. Subramanian, said, “When we complained this to the officials, they said, the leaky pipeline was about seven feet below the ground, so it is bit costlier.” 

He was told that the repair works would start once the budget was fixed for that.