The Coimbatore Corporation has proposed a set of wastewater management projects to be taken up under the Special Infrastructure Component of the 16th Finance Commission, which provides for a ₹3,500-crore grant with 60% of the project cost to be borne by the Centre and the remaining 40% by the State Government and the local body.Corporation Commissioner Katta Ravi Teja said the civic body was planning to implement the ₹824-crore underground sewerage project proposed for Kalapatti, parts of Vilankurichi and parts of Saravanampatti under the grant. The project envisages a 411-km sewer network covering nine wards.The Corporation is also looking at replacing old sewer pipelines in areas connected to the Nanjundapuram sewage treatment plant (STP). “There are old pipelines in these areas and we are planning to replace them,” Mr. Ravi Teja said.The Corporation also plans to extend sewerage infrastructure to neighbourhoods that have developed after the commissioning of the Ukkadam STP. The expansion is intended to bring these newly developed areas into the sewerage network and ensure that the generated sewage is treated.Wastewater treatment is a key focus of the proposed projects under the grant, the Commissioner said. The Corporation is also considering setting up a sewage treatment plant along River Noyyal.Of the projects being considered, the detailed project report (DPR) for the Kalapatti underground sewerage project has already been prepared. DPRs for the other proposed works are yet to be prepared. The Corporation will assess the project costs, prepare the DPRs and submit them for approval, he added. Published - August 25, 2026 08:05 pm IST