West Kochi's wait for water just got longer
KOCHI: After postponing the commissioning of 100 million litres a day (MLD) drinking water project many a time, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is now planning to commission the project with half its capacity. The KWA has decided to supply only 50 MLD after the railways failed to give permission to lay a pipeline under the road at the Aroor rail under bridge (RUB).
This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. "We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality," said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.
"We hope to supply to areas such as Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, and Mattancherry within three months after completing the laying of the pipeline under the road at Aroor RUB. We will then be able to supply to our 100 MLD capacity," he said.
"The railways has not yet given us the permission to lay the pipeline at Aroor RUB. We have to only lay about 40 metres of pipe under the road," Jayachandran said. The KWA has completed all work, including laying the pipeline along the 22-km stretch from Pazhoor near Muvattupuzha to Maradu and the construction of the treatment plant at Maradu.
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This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. "We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality," said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.
"We hope to supply to areas such as Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, and Mattancherry within three months after completing the laying of the pipeline under the road at Aroor RUB. We will then be able to supply to our 100 MLD capacity," he said.
"The railways has not yet given us the permission to lay the pipeline at Aroor RUB. We have to only lay about 40 metres of pipe under the road," Jayachandran said. The KWA has completed all work, including laying the pipeline along the 22-km stretch from Pazhoor near Muvattupuzha to Maradu and the construction of the treatment plant at Maradu.
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