Heritage savants hail him as the father of Madras’ water supply and sewerage disposal system. Madeley, whose name is famously carried by a subway in T. Nagar, was instrumental in converting the open canal system of water supply in Madras into a system of closed raw water conduits. With three of them yielding little water, only seven could be used as part of the water supply system. Thanks to these initiatives, he came to be known as the Father of Madras’ Water Supply and Sewerage Disposal,” she explains. As Hormusji Nowroji completed about 45% of the work, he can be called the Father of Madras’ Piped Water Supply.

Source: The Hindu August 18, 2017 12:15 UTC