THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The beneficiaries of Vellayani drinking water scheme have raised complaints that they are getting contaminated and bad odour water. According to the beneficiaries, water hyacinths have taken over majority of the lake area and degraded leaves are polluting the drinking water.
The lake provides drinking water to more than 50,000 families of Venganoor, Kalliyoor, Vizhinjam and Thiruvallom. Although the lake is being cleaned on every Sunday by a few volunteers, the wild growth of the plant can only be removed with the assistance of modern machinery.
