The Times of India             08.08.2013

Water supply from Aluva plant back to normal

KOCHI: The supply from Kerala Water Authority's (KWA) treatment plant at Aluva returned to normalcy on Wednesday. As the turbidity level in Periyar River shot up considerably, a pump at the plant had to be shut down on Tuesday, cutting supply down by around 30 million litres a day (MLD).

Incessant rains coupled with excessive flow of water from Edamalayar Dam after the shutters of the dam was opened resulted water getting muddy. "The turbidity level had touched around 70 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) on Tuesday. That's why we cut short the supply. Now turbidity has come down to 30 NTU," said C O Anitha, assistant executive engineer, KWA. Though the KWA restarted the fourth pump, many parts of the city suffered from water shortage on Wednesday. The plant currently supplies about 140 MLD, KWA officials said.