Dipping water level in Peppara dam prompts govt. to consider drawing water for Thiruvananthapuram city from Neyyar

The Water Resources section is readying to root drinking h2o for the State superior from the Neyyar reservoir erstwhile again arsenic the retention successful the Peppara reservoir is capable lone for 26 much days.

After a high-level gathering connected Wednesday held to reappraisal the h2o presumption successful reservoirs crossed Kerala, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine said steps volition beryllium taken to gully h2o from Neyyar to Aruvikkara for uninterrupted supply. The authorities has prepared an estimation of ₹73 lakh for this enactment which is being planned arsenic a precautionary measure, Mr. Augustine said.