Water supply to almost all parts of the city except to the Fort Kochi
region was disrupted till 2 pm on Thursday following disruption of
power supply to Aluva Pump House.
Kerala Water Authority (KWA)
officials said that pumping resumed by 2 pm on Thursday. “Pumping was
disrupted due to power failure at KWA’s pump house at Aluva. As there
was no power supply, water purification did not take place resulting in
disruption of water supply to the city,” Kerala Water Authority
officials said.
KWA officials said the problem was identified in
the wee hours of Thursday. “A damage was detected in the cable end box
on the line supplying power to three pump houses. The damage usually
occurs due to the heavy moisture in the atmosphere. It was rectified by
the KWA team by 1.30 pm and pumping resumed soon after,” officials of
the Aluva Division said.
