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Minister for Water Resources Roshy Augustine has said that exigency measures person been taken to guarantee that the drinking h2o proviso successful Ernakulam is not disrupted pursuing the illness of the Kerala Water Authority’s h2o retention vessel connected Monday (November 10, 2025).
“Since the Model Code of Conduct has travel into effect with the notification of the section assemblage polls, the Disaster Management Act has been invoked to guarantee that ongoing works are not affected,” Mr. Augustine told an exigency gathering of people’s representatives and officials held present successful the aftermath of the incident.
The vessel had 2 interlinked compartments, each with a capableness of 68 lakh litres. One of these compartments has caved in. Emergency efforts are nether mode to plug the leakage. Water was pumped into the vessel from Aluva and Maradu, with h2o from Maradu stored successful the now-collapsed compartment. This h2o present has to beryllium diverted to the different compartment, wherever insignificant leakage has besides been detected and indispensable beryllium resolved earlier resuming the drinking h2o supply.
The timing of the h2o proviso volition beryllium rescheduled erstwhile the pumping strategy is restored. Pumping volition beryllium carried retired successful 3 shifts—from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“The tank’s retention capableness has present been reduced from the earlier 1.35 crore litres to 68 lakh litres. To partially offset this shortfall, the retention level successful the remaining compartment volition beryllium accrued from 4 metres to 4.20 metres, thereby enhancing the capableness to 85 lakh litres,” Mr. Augustine said.
Water proviso to distant areas is apt to look challenges nether the prevailing conditions. A determination has been taken to proviso h2o to affected areas utilizing tanker lorries, which volition beryllium sourced with the assistance of the Regional Transport Officer. The District Collector volition convene an online gathering successful this regard.
In areas inaccessible to tanker lorries, retention tanks with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 litres volition beryllium installed. Locations for these tanks volition beryllium identified by the Kochi Corporation and Cheranalloor grama panchayat. District Collector G. Priyanka volition oversee the operations, portion Deputy Collector (Disaster Management) K. Manoj volition coordinate with assorted agencies.
The Kerala Water Authority has been directed not to levy charges connected section bodies. Mr. Augustine said that drinking h2o proviso to Pachalam and Vaduthala could beryllium facilitated by operationalising the recently constructed h2o retention vessel astatine Pachalam.
Hibi Eden, MP, MLAs Uma Thomas and T.J. Vinod, and different people’s representatives attended the meeting.
