West Kochi's wait for water just got longer.

After postponing the commissioning of 100 million litres a day (MLD) drinking water project many a time, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is now planning to commission the project with half its capacity. The KWA has decided to supply only 50 MLD after the railways failed to give permission to lay a pipeline under the road at the Aroor rail under bridge (RUB).

This would in turn affect residents of Kumbalanghi, Chellanam, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in west Kochi, the major beneficiaries of the project, who would now have to continue their wait for the essential supply. 'We plan to commission the project by the month-end. We will first supplying water to Kumbalam panchayat and Maradu municipality,' said R Jayachandran, executive engineer, KWA.

TOI