Drinking water crisis in Kochi
Kochi- The quantity of saline in Periyar river forced Aluva pump house to stop operating and due to this there will be water crisis in and around Kochi this weekend.
At the pump house, the saline content in water had crossed the permissible level of salinity for which the authorities are releasing additional level of drinking water from Bhoothathankettu dam to decrease the saline content. This will take few days for the salinity to come down to the normal level.
Officials said that they will check the level of saline in the river and decide on the quantity of water to be released after that.
More than 25 lakh individuals are depending on water from the Aluva water pump house.
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