The Hindu 14.08.2012
Water supply to resume soon
Barely a week after flash floods struck the eastern
hills, swamping pumping stations of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA),
and snapping water supply to many regions in the district, the KWA is
preparing remedial measures.
Supply will be
reinstated to Kannur, Kolacheri and many adjoining areas shortly. The
supply system had incurred severe damages after its motors and panel
boards were submerged in the floods. Most problems have been rectified.
The
authority resumed steps to restore supply by pumping water from the
Anjarakandy water supply system, which was facilitated by
interconnecting the treatment plants, KWA officials said.
A
trial run of the reinstated Kannur water supply system was expected to
resume shortly while repair works were on in the Kolacheri project.
Water pumping from this scheme had been partially resumed, the officials
said.
Water was also being supplied to both Kannur
and Mattanur municipalities and 14 adjacent panchayats from the
Anjarakandy water supply scheme on Sunday, as the scheme was unaffected
by the floods due to its positioning at an elevated level.
The
officials had calculated a minimum two-week span for repairs and
restoration of supply. Works on the motor and panel boards were resumed
soon after the water level came down.
The four
pumping motors of 120-horsepower capacity of the Kolacheri water supply
system and the two motors of 200-horsepower capacity of Kannur water
supply system were damaged in the floods, causing an estimated damage of
around Rs.50 lakh.
Along with the Kannur
municipality, Chirakkal, Poozhathi, Azhikode, Valapattanam, Edakkad,
Elayavoor and Pallikkunnu panchayats receive water from the Kannur water
supply scheme.
