Mayiladuthurai: Difference between revisions

Potable water is provided by the municipality. Mayiladuthurai's main source of water in the [[Kollidam River]].<ref name="watersupply">{{cite web|title=Water supply|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_watersupply.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality|access-date=17 May 2014|year=2011}}</ref> A total of 7.50 MLD are pumped out every day from five water tanks located in various parts of the town.<ref name="watersupply" /> About 104 metric tonnes of solid waste is generated everyday, while 85 metric tonnes are collected from the town every day by door-to-door collection and subsequently the source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the municipality.<ref name="solidwastermanagement">{{cite web|title=Solid waste management|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_solidwastemanagement.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality|access-date=17 May 2014|year=2011}}</ref> There is limited underground drainage system in the town and the major sewerage system for disposal of sullage is through septic tanks, open drains and public conveniences.<ref name=urban8>[[#urban|Urban Infrastructure Report 2008]], pp. 8-9</ref> The municipality maintains a total of {{convert|39|km|mi|abbr=on}} of surfaced storm water drains and {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} kutcha drains in Mayiladuthurai.<ref name=urban8/><ref name="stormwater">{{cite web|title=Storm water drainage|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_stromwaterdrainage.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality|access-date=17 May 2014|year=2011}}</ref> There are five government hospitals that include a maternity and a veterinary hospital and seventeen private hospitals and clinics that take care of the health care needs of the citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayiladuthurai hospitals|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/srv_hospitals.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> There are a total of 3,262 street lamps in Mayiladuthurai: 2 high mast lamps, 2 mini high mast lamps, 624 sodium lamps, 2,334 tube lights and 47 CFL lamps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Street lights in Mayiladuthurai|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_streetlight.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> The municipality operates four markets, namely a vegetable market, weekly market, farmer's market (''uzhavar santhai'') and fish market that cater to the needs of the town and the rural areas around it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayiladuthurai Markets|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_markets.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality, Government of Tamil Nadu|year=2011|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>