Water Supply

Source Cauvery River
Location Mettur Dam
Distance 3 K.M.
Year of Commissioning 1928, 2014
Installed capacity 7.45 MLD
Designed up to ultimate with population 2040
Head works infiltration well 2 Nos
Gallery Well
Collection Well 3 Nos.
No. of Over Head Tanks with Capacity
1. Seethamalai HLR 18.00 Lakhs Litre
2. Salem Camp Seethamalai HLR 9.00 Lakhs Litre
3. Thangamalai Nagar 2.60 Lakhs Litre
4. Kullaveeranpatty 2.70 Lakhs Litre
5. Ponnagar 1.50 Lakhs Litre
6. Thirumal Nagar 3.50 Lakhs Litre
7. Cauvery Palam 2.80 Lakhs Litre
Total 41.10 Lakhs Litre
No. of Distribution Zone 6 Nos.
Length of Pumping Main 8.30 K.M.
Total Distribution Main 149.96 K.M.
Total No. of Public Fountain 222 Nos.
Motors Details Cauvery Palam
Thangamapuri Padinam Sump
Salem Camp Seethamalai

1). 120 HP – Turbine-2

2). 60 HP – Centrifugal-2

3). 50HP – Centrifugal -2

30 HP Tirbine – 2 12.5 HP – Submersible-2
50 HP Centrifugal – 21
Thookanampatty Boostar
10 HP Subersible – 2
Kullaveeanpatty Booster
1). 50 HP Centrifugal – 2 Nos
Pumping Details  
Head works 7.40 MLD
Local Sources 0.05 MLD
Total 7.45 MLD
LPCD Frequency 150 LPCD
Frequency Daily
No. of Mini Power Pump 118 Nos.
No. of Hand Pump Bore Well 06 Nos.
Total No. of House Service Connections
Domestic 18994 Nos.
Non Domestic 236 Nos.
Industrial
Total 19230 Nos.
House Service Deposit Domestic Rs.5000/-
Non Domestic Rs.9000/-
Industrial Rs.15000/-
Tariff Domestic Rs.100/- Month
Non Domestic Rs.200/- Month
Industrial Rs.400/- Month