Kerala Assembly: Minister says ₹523-crore project approved to address Kochi drinking water shortage
The Department of Water Resources has approved a ₹523-crore project as “a perennial solution” for resolving the drinking water supply problems in Kochi, and it
The Department of Water Resources has approved a ₹523-crore project as “a perennial solution” for resolving the drinking water supply problems in Kochi, and it is awaiting the final administrative sanction from the Finance Department, Minister for Water Resources Mons Joseph said in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a Calling Attention motion moved by T.J. Vinod highlighting the acute water shortage in Kochi, Mr. Joseph said that, under the project, a 190 MLD drinking water treatment and storage plant, pump house, and pump set will be set up on the banks of the Periyar in Aluva.
The project, which will serve Kochi Corporation, the adjoining five municipalities, and 13 panchayats, has been planned with a projection of the water consumption pattern up to 2050. 25 lakh-litre water tank and sump He said the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) was also constructing a 25 lakh-litre capacity water storage tank and sump on its own land as a permanent solution to the disrupted water supply distribution following the collapse of one of the storage compartments of the Thammanam 135 MLD plant.
An estimate of ₹30 crore has been readied for the project. The Minister said the Jal Jeevan scheme was also being expedited, under which water
connections will be given to all households in all panchayats. The AMRUT scheme for water supply distribution within Kochi Corporation was also progressing fast, he said.
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