Water supplied through a private tanker truck to a college on Monday
Pumping from Pazhoor had dropped to 85 MLD from 96 MLD after strainers covering the pump valves got clogged with waste and weeds. Once the pumping capacity is restored to 96 MLD, the water crisis will be resolved in several parts of the city to a certain extent,” a senior KWA official said. On Saturday, I contacted another supplier and got water, but they charged Rs 1,800 for 6,000 litres which is Rs 300 above the normal rate,” said Jibin Jamal, a resident of Beena-Anchumana Road.
On Friday, I called a few tanker operators, but they said delivery would be delayed due to high demand. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news.
Since the partial collapse of a storage tank at Thammanam, the situation has worsened,” said K S Dileep Kumar, president, RACO, TD Road unit. Kochi : Back-to-back breakdowns in pumping at Kerala Water Authority’s (KWA) treatment plants in Aluva and Maradu have plunged several parts of the city into acute drinking water shortage. “It will take two to three days to resume supply after completing the repair. We expect to complete the repairs within a day, but it will take another two days to resume normal pumping from Pazhoor after clearing airlocks in the pipeline caused by the shutdown. Though KWA completed repairs and resumed pumping by Thursday night, supply to many areas, especially tail-end localities, is yet to be restored. “For the past two years, several areas in the central part of the city have been facing drinking water shortage. “Moreover, pipe leaks at several places remain unresolved. There is a hole in the pipe passing along Mullassery Canal near TD Road. Though we raised the issue with KWA several months ago, neither the water utility nor the private company entrusted with maintenance of the city water supply system has acted,” he added. The disruption has triggered a surge in demand for private water tankers. “KWA supply to Anchumana area has remained cut off since Thursday. Download the TOI App.
On Monday, KWA shut down its raw water pumphouse at Pazhoor that feeds the Maradu treatment plant, the second largest plant in Ernakulam, to facilitate urgent repair works. In a parallel disruption, pumping from KWA’s Aluva treatment plant was hit after a pipe burst near Thrikkakara on Wednesday night. Protesting the prolonged shortage, the residents associations coordination council (RACO) staged a march to the KWA superintending engineer’s office on Monday.