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No dam water for commercial companies
In a bid to meet the drinking water demand in the city, Salem Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to stop drinking water supply to commercial establishments from April 10.
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Corporation Commissioner and Special Officer KR Selvaraj said that the corporation would resume drinking water supply to those connections when water level in Mettur Dam reaches the satisfactory level.Â
Stating that the city with a population of close to 8.5 lakh people has 1.02 lakh drinking water connections, Selvaraj said this includes 1,387 commercial connections, for marriage halls, hotels and factories.Â
He said that they have already advised commercial establishments and factories to look for alternative arrangements. The special officer said that the city would utilise water from the 3,068 borewells and Mettur Dam.
(The blazing summer has left Vedapatti Lake (R), Valankulam Lake (L) in Coimbatore dry. Officials have warned that groundwater is also depleting)
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