KOCHI: The severe water crisis at several areas of Kakkanad even before the peak of summer season is underlining the need for a new large-scale drinking water project in the city’s IT hub.
More than 10,000 families residing in houses and flats in Kollamkudimukal, Nilampathinjamukal, Idachira, Thudiyur, Chitethukara and Karimakkad regions which come under the eastern parts of Thrikkakkara municipality are reeling under sever drinking water shortage. The entire region of the municipality, where thousands of people are living in flats, is depending upon a single drinking water project at Olimukal and the demand is getting louder for setting up a new water project exclusively for the area.
