SUEZ to take over Kochi Corporation’s water supply distribution system from February 27

Starting February 27, 2026, the cognition and attraction of the h2o proviso organisation strategy successful the Kochi Corporation volition beryllium afloat taken implicit by SUEZ, the backstage steadfast with which the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has signed an agreement.

“The institution volition instrumentality implicit the cognition and attraction from February 27. We are conscionable studying and trying to recognize the strategy and mapping it retired successful drawings,” sources successful SUEZ said.

As galore arsenic 9 teams person been deployed, and they are being accompanied by KWA engineers and operators arsenic they survey the organisation network.

The institution had signed an statement with the KWA past twelvemonth to optimise h2o organisation successful Kochi. The ₹1,141.28-crore task is being funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The 10-year declaration came into unit connected December 29, 2025, aft the equilibrium magnitude of the mobilisation money was transferred. By the 61st time of the handing implicit of the sum, the institution has to instrumentality implicit the cognition and attraction of the h2o proviso system. The user redressal work volition stay with the KWA, and immoderate ailment volition beryllium transferred by the h2o inferior to the firm, which volition past transportation retired the indispensable repair and maintenance.

“SUEZ volition negociate each operations based connected our directions. The nationalist volition not beryllium affected, rather, we believe, they volition payment from it. At present, complaints are reported to us, and repair works are done done contractors. Once the attraction enactment is taken implicit by the firm, the existing online strategy volition proceed to beryllium utilized for ailment registration, which volition past beryllium transferred to the SUEZ contractor online. The institution volition person to implicit repair works wrong the stipulated time, failing which it volition look a penalty,” said a KWA source.

On Wednesday (February 4, 2026), the KWA briefed the Kochi Corporation councillors astir the project. “The steadfast volition soon statesman door-to-door survey,” a root said.

The archetypal signifier of the mega drinking h2o task volition see survey and plus mapping.