The burst on Tuesday had disrupted water supply to Alappuzha municipality and eight grama panchayats
The work to repair the damaged pipeline under the Alappuzha drinking water project in Thakazhi will begin on Thursday.
The pipe burst at Kannamukku on the Ambalapuzha- Thiruvalla road on Tuesday. Officials of the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) said that they hoped to restore regular water supply by Saturday. "The work to repair the damaged pipeline will begin on Thursday morning and we hope to complete it by Friday evening," said an official.