Water supply was disrupted in various parts of the city on Friday
after the Kerala Water Authority began interconnection work of the pipes
in the Kathrikadavu route.

West Kochi, Maradu, Kumbalam,
Mulavukadu, Vaduthala, Pachalam, Kumbalangi were the affected areas.
Kerala Water Authority executive engineer Varghese Samuel said a KSEB
feeder line near Aluva pump house was short-circuited earlier in the
day.

“Because of the works being carried out on the pipeline,
pumping from Aluva became a major issue. In many households, water
supply was disrupted from 1.30 pm. We are trying to pump water through
an extra feeder line and supply it to people as soon as possible,”
Kerala Water Authority officials said.

“But the Kerala Water
Authority had not stopped pumping water due to the inter-connection
work. We had no intention to stop the pumping for the work, but for two
or three hours. However, the disruption of the feeder line became an
issue,” the officials said.

They assured that once the feeder line is fixed, water supply would be restored in all the areas.

Meanwhile, Kerala State Electricity Board officials at Aluva said steps were being taken to restore the connection immediately.