The Hindu 20.12.2010
Corporation team to meet Water Resources Minister
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: The drinking water shortage experienced in the city would be
brought to the attention of the Water Resources Minister, said Mayor
Tony Chammany.
A team of corporation authorities and leaders of various parties, led
by the Mayor, will meet the Public Works Minister and the Irrigation
Minister on December 22 at Thiruvananthapuram. The issue of digging of a
road at Piravam for laying pipelines for a drinking water supply scheme
from the Muvattupuzha River will be discussed with the PWD Minister on
that day. The people’s representatives will also meet the Irrigation
Minister on the day seeking his intervention in solving the drinking
water shortage, Mr. Chammany said. The corporation officials have been
asked to finalise a date for a meeting with the officials of the Kerala
Water Authority for discussing the issue, he said.
