Kochi: Drinking water shortage in Cheranalloor to be solved soon
India Today
The Cheranalloor drinking water project is likely to be commissioned soon and it would solve the acute water shortage crisis in the area. The total capacity of the water storage facility is 15 lakh litres and the project costs Rs 7.75 crore.
The long-pending demand for clean drinking water by the residents of Cheranalloor region in Kochi is likely to be fulfilled soon. In the backdrop of the regular complaints over the unavailability of drinking water in the region, the Cheranalloor drinking water project would be commissioned soon.
The residents of Cheranalloor have been demanding potable, clean drinking water for over ten years and have been protesting against the issue. But their pleas have remained unheard and there was no permanent solution to their woes. More than 100 families in the region have been waiting for a decade to get a stable water connection.
The residents alleged that the pipes installed by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) have been dysfunctional for years and low-income families have to shell out Rs 200 per week, which is not easy amid Covid.
In January, the city corporation officials chaired a meeting with KWA officials to discuss the issue of the water crisis.
According to a report published in the Times of India (TOI), the construction works of Vadathode water storage facility and pipe-laying facility are in its final stage. The Kerala government is carrying out the project under a 100-day action plan and the total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 7.75 crore. The total capacity of the water storage facility is 15 lakh litres.
Last month, the residents of Cheranalloor staged a protest in front of the KWA office in the city. Panchayat President Rajesh K G told the New Indian Express, "Every time the residents protest against the drinking water issue, they receive water for around 10 days."
The pollution of groundwater remains another issue, prompting residents to depend on canned water. According to the residents, the pipes laid down by the KWA are defunct and even minor defects at Aluva water treatment plant also affect the supply to Cheranalloor.
