Vellore Corporation begins providing drainage connections to households in town

Vellore Corporation officials distribute application forms to residents for providing drainage connections to households in Vellore town.  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

More than a decade after it was proposed, the ₹1,000-crore Underground Drainage (UGD) project in Vellore town has taken root as Vellore Corporation commences the process of providing drainage connections to individual households.

Corporation officials said that the multi-crore project was being implemented under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2016-17 in four phases. “The Corporation has started providing drainage connections to households in areas under phase 2 and 3 of the UGD project. Most of the areas will be covered under these two phases of the work,” A. Catherine Saranya, Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, told The Hindu.