Melur Municipality is a second grade municipality covering an area of 15.02 sq km in Madurai district. The population was 40017 at the 2011 census.
The city has 27 wards. Drinking water project for Melur Municipality, Melurunchi Kanmai, Madurai Road and Navinipatti with 20 deep wells and 5 open wells with 0.60 MLD drinking water and 3.00 MLD including CWSS water project for a total of 3.60 MLD water supply at 90 LPCD per hour per day to municipal areas.
Overhead tanks located in the city are cleaned once in every 15 days and chlorinated daily to provide purified drinking water. Separate records for this are being maintained. In addition, the drinking water quality of the municipality is checked every month by TWAD Board. The required amount of bleaching powder is in stock. Repairs to the pumping main, distribution pipe and public pipeline have been attended immediately and steps have been taken to prevent wastage and contamination of drinking water.
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CWSS Source |
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| Anna Colony (7.00LL) | 860000 |
| Nainar Oorani ( 0.30LL) | 390000 |
| Office Tank ( 3.00LL) | 450000 |
| SM Nagar (5.00LL) | 725000 |
| Gandhiji Park (3.00LL) | 350000 |
| Ayyapan Koil (0.80LL) | 60000 |
| Sivan Koil (0.60LL) | 30000 |
| Nondikoilpatti (0.60LL) | 30000 |
| Burma Colony (0.30LL) | 15000 |
| Chinnarasan Patti (0.30LL ) | 30000 |
| Karuthapuliampatti(0.30LL) | 30000 |
| Therkupatti(0.30LL) | 30000 |
| TOTAL | 3000000 |
| Local Source | |
| Old Sukkampatti (0.30LL) | 30000 |
| Pallavarayan patti (0.30LL ) | 30000 |
| Venkateshwara Nagar (0.60LL) | 60000 |
| Ayyapan Koil (0.80LL) | 40000 |
| Sivan Koil (0.60LL) | 30000 |
| Chokkampatti Chinnapayal Oornai (0.60LL) | 60000 |
| Nondikoilpatti (0.60LL) | 30000 |
| Burma Colony (0.30LL) | 15000 |
| Kambar Street (0.30LL) | 30000 |
| Vellanathan Patti ( 0.30LL) ( Direct Pumping) | 30000 |
| Thiruvalluvar Nagar (0.60LL) | 60000 |
| Malampatti Oorani (0.30LL) | 30000 |
| Malampatti (0.60LL) | 60000 |
| Milgate(0.60LL) | 60000 |
| Millgate sathya Nagar(0.30LL) | 30000 |
| Milgate K.K.Nagar (0.30LL) | 30000 |
| TOTAL | 625000 |
| Pumping Details | |
| Head works(CWSS) | 3.00 MLD |
| Local Sources | 0.60 MLD |
| Total | 3.60 MLD |
| LPCD Frequency | 90 LPCD |
| Frequency | Daily |
| No. of Mini Power Pump | 105 Nos. |
| No. of Hand Pump Bore Well | 115 Nos. |
| No. of Open Wells | — |
| No. of Water Supply Lorry | 1 No. |
| Total No. of House Service Connections | |
| Domestic | 4070 Nos. |
| Non Domestic | 27 Nos. |
| Industrial | – |
| Total | 4097 Nos. |
| House Service Deposit – Domestic | Rs.5000/- |
| Non Domestic | Rs.10000/- |
| Industrial | – |
| Tariff – Domestic | Rs.120/- Month |
| Non Domestic | Rs.200/- Month |
| Industrial | – |