The Tami Nadu government has finalized and sanctioned the project for all three towns - Kumarapalayam, Bhavani and Mettupalayam, which releases sewage into the Bhavani river.
The Mettupalayam municipality will implement the underground drainage project in the town located on the Bhavani river bed.
The Rs 91.7 crore project was sanctioned and will be implemented by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board.
The state government will give Rs 64.19 crore as grant, Rs 18.34 crore as loan, and another Rs 9.17 crore will have to be funded by the municipality.
Under this project, 22,000 households and commercial connections will be given and several manholes will be constructed. They will construct a sewage treatment plant near the dump yard where an eight MLD plant will be set up. Pipelines will also be laid.