The Hindu 20.12.2010
Corporation team to meet Water Resources Minister
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.
