Private tankers find 5,000 new water extraction spots
With recent cyclonic systems in the Bay of Bengal raising hopes of stakeholders only to leave them disappointed later, water tanker owners, who have been scouting for new resources to ensure continuous water supply ahead of the lean months, have identified about 5,000 such spots along the city’s peripheral areas.
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A confederation of various private tanker associations said that a 10-member committee was formed to identify new water sources. The move was initiated soon after the associations ended their strike in October.
Commenting on the search for new water sources, working president of Tamil Nadu Private Tanker Operators’ Association N Nijalingam said, “Until October, all private tanker lorries were pooling in water from wells and bore wells located at or before Tiruporur, about 45 km from the city. Now, we have identified an additional 5,000 new sources to meet the rising demand. The new places include agricultural wells in fertile farmlands in and around Chengalpattu and beyond.”
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