Three water supply-related works kicks off in city, supply to affected areas to be restored on April 4 morning, say KWA officials

KWA infrastructure works in Thiruvananthapuram cause water supply disruptions, expected to be restored by Friday 8 a.m.

The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) kicked off three major infrastructure works in the capital city on Wednesday which has necessitated a shutdown of the 74 mld water treatment plant (WTP) at Aruvikkara.

While the arrangements have affected piped supply to several city wards and a few places in two panchayats, KWA officials said they expected the works to be completed on time so that the supply can be restored by 8 a.m. on Friday (April 4) as planned.

All three works are progressing smoothly, a KWA spokesperson said.

Near the PTP Nagar vending point, KWA workers are replacing a damaged butterfly valve on the transmission main carrying water from Aruvikkara to Iranimuttom with a sluice valve.

The second work involves the installation of a flow meter and valve on the supply pipeline for improving the supply from PTP Nagar to the Nemom-Vattiyurkavu region. Alongside these works, the alignment of the transmission main is being changed near the Sastri Nagar underpass at Karamana. The doubling of the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil railway line has necessitated this work.

Supply to the following Thiruvananthapuram Corporation wards will be fully disrupted from 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 8 a.m. on Friday— Kanjirampara, Pangode, Vattiyurkavu, Nettayam, Kachani, Kodunganoor, Thirumala, Valiyavila, PTP Nagar, Vazhottukonam, Punnackamugal, Thrikkannapuram, Poojappura, Karamana, Mudavanmugal, Nedumcaud, Kalady, Pappanamcode, Ponnumangalam, Melamkode, Nemom, Estate, Puthenpalli, Valiyathura, Poonthura, Beemapally, Beemapally East, Manikyavilakam, Muttathara, Punchakkari, Thurthummoola, and Ambalathara.

Supply to Vellayani, Thennoor, Appukuttan Nair Road, Santhivila and Sarvodayam in Kalliyoor panchayat and Prasad Nagar in Pallichal panchayat will also be fully hit.