Drinking water scarcity worsens in Poonithura after tank collapse

Residents of galore localities successful Poonithura person been facing an acute drinking h2o situation ever since the Thammanam h2o retention vessel burst.

Although the country had already been experiencing h2o shortages owed to its presumption astatine the process extremity of the proviso network, the vessel burst has worsened the situation, leaving adjacent much regions severely affected, residents allege.

The regions affected see Ayyankali Road, Jawahar Road, Subrahmanya Temple Road, and Mukkottil Temple Road successful Poonithura. Pumping to these regions is done from the Thammanam h2o retention tank. “Ever since the vessel burst, h2o shortage worsened further, and much areas got affected. Along with the confederate portion of Poonithura, the bluish regions excessively person been affected,” said Sankaranarayanan K.S., secretary, Mukkottil Temple Road Residents Association.

Water proviso was deed aft the sidewall of 1 of the chambers of the twin-chambered h2o retention vessel of the Kerala Water Authority astatine Thammanam collapsed. Water is astatine contiguous being brought successful tankers to code shortage. “But not everyone tin trust connected collecting h2o from tankers arsenic per their timings. Most households person aged and sick radical astatine location during the day,” helium added. 

According to KWA sources, h2o scarcity, which is usually experienced astatine the process ends, worsened aft the vessel burst arsenic proviso was chopped for 3 days. A imperishable solution to h2o shortage is replacement of aged pipes with a bigger tube which tin bring much water, said KWA authorities.

“Right now, we are trying to region aerial valve blockages successful the pipes. This volition beryllium done successful pipelines on bylanes successful these regions successful 2 days time, and erstwhile the trapped aerial is removed, proviso would beryllium restored similar however it was. But these are lone short-term solutions, and the semipermanent 1 is replacement of aged pipes astatine Petta Junction with those with bigger diametre,” the sources added.