The Hindu 01.12.2010
Water supply scheme to be commissioned in January
Staff Reporter
KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said the first phase of the Japan International Cooperation Agency-aided water supply scheme in the district will be commissioned on January 15.
The first phase will cover Karavalur, Anchal, Edamulakkal, Arakkal and Meenad. The second phase which will be commissioned soon afterwards will cover Paravur and Mayyanad.
He said the trial run of the Chavara-Panmana drinking water scheme would be held on December 3. Eleven other drinking water projects in the district were in various stages of completion.
Mr. Premachandran was talking to presspersons after attending a district-level review meeting of the Water Resources Department here on Tuesday.
He said steps would be taken to replace the pipes laid under the NH 208.
The pipes now under the highway were outdated asbestos pipes.
These were frequently bursting and damaging the highway.
