The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) is planning to restart the work to replace defective pipelines under the Alappuzha drinking water project at Thakazhi before the end of this month.
Officials said they were in the process of preparing a timetable to complete the work. A meeting chaired by Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine on July 12 decided to finish the pending work soon. Further, KWA officials held discussions with the contractor two days ago.
“If things go as planned, the work will resume this month with the completion date set for the end of September. But it all depends on the contractor who wants all his dues cleared by the government before resuming the work. If the contractor continues to show reluctance, the work will have to be given to another contractor through a tendering process. It will be time-consuming,” said an official of the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)
