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ALAPPUZHA: In a relief to the public, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and Public Works Department (PWD) have begun repair works of damaged pipelines in the Cherthala taluk. Commuters were having a tough time on the PWD roads in Cherthala, which were damaged after several pipelines of the KWA burst and were left unattended over the past few months. The TOI had reported the issue on Friday. KWA executive engineer V Chandrasekaran said he convened a meeting of KWA officials from Cherthala on Friday and had directed them to repair the leaking pipelines as soon as possible. "KWA officials visited all the spots and have begun repair works. The leak at Luther Junction on Muhamma-Kanjikkuzhy road was the worst. It was repaired on Friday. Works on the pipeline at Old Cherthala NH has also been repaired," he said. "On Saturday, the KWA and PWD officials visited Thanneermukkom-Kannankara road. The leak here is at the centre portion of the road. We have to dig the road to begin re

KOCHI: The district administration will soon permit water tanker owners to supply untreated water to restaurants and apartments having proper treatment facilities. The move is aimed at redressing the city's water crisis. "Separate permits will be issued to tanker owners soon to supply untreated water. However, they will be allowed to supply water only to those apartments that have water treatment facilities. Permission will also be given to tankers to draw water from the Periyar river," said district collector P I Sheik Pareeth. He had convened a meeting on Friday to chalk out a plan in this regard. He discussed the matter with food safety officials and other departments concerned. The decision was taken after apartments and restaurants in the city experienced acute water shortage. The supply through tankers had decreased drastically over the past few days with the drying up of wells and other water sources. The closure of two water sources had further aggravated the c

KOCHI: Lunch was not a very sumptuous affair for employees and the public in general who depend on city eateries on Tuesday. In fact, many had no choice at all as a majority of restaurants in the city downed their shutters due to water shortage. Around 60% of the 1,800 restaurants, including small and medium ones, remained closed till 3pm. According to the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA), the eateries were left with no option after water supply was disrupted since Sunday midnight owing to the maintenance work being carried out by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA). The association said there was so much confusion over water supply since the repair work was earlier postponed and later not communicated clearly by KWA, resulting in restaurants failing to store enough water. "Restaurants had no option but to close down. The crisis became worse as water tankers were not allowed to enter the city during day time. If the authorities had given consent, the crisis could ha

KOCHI : The state government has decided to set up a   Rs805-crore   drinking water project which will cater to consumers in the city and suburbs, including   Thrikkakara . Inaugurating the revenue collection   centre   of   Kerala Water Authority ( KWA ) at   Thrikkakara   on Friday, water resources minister P J Joseph said the project would provide around 109 million   litres   per day ( mld ) of water. The city, currently, receives about   168mld   from about   240mld   supplied from the   Aluva   water treatment plant. He added that the state government has submitted various projects to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore to the Union government. Meanwhile, the non-revenue water management (NRWM) wing of KWA has found that around 22mld is being siphoned off illegally, pointing to rampant water theft in the city. This is over and above the 25% water supply loss suffered daily. From 168mld supplied from the Aluva pump house daily, around 64mld is unaccounted for, according to KWA officials.