Indications are that the capital city will have to be more patient for the promised additional water supply from the Neyyar reservoir.
The way things stand for the Neyyar water supply project, envisioned as a second source of drinking water for the city, bids will have to be invited afresh for the construction of its two main components — the 120 mld water treatment plant at Neyyar and the transmission main from there to the city.
The project, which promises 100 million litres a day (mld) to the Thiruvananthapuram city region and 20 mld to Vilappil, Vilavoorkal, Maranalloor, and Malayinkeezhu panchayats, has been delayed for over two years.
