Thiruvananthapuram: Major repair work in the water pipelines scheduled on Saturday and Sunday would disrupt supply in many parts of the city. The major repair will be on the 900 mm pipe connecting Aruvikkara to Manvilla which developed a leak near Thankamma Stadium near Peroorkada. The work would begin at 8 am on Saturday is likely to extend till Sunday noon, according to the Kerala water Authority. Water supply will be fully disrupted at Parottukonam, Kariyam, Sreekaryam, Poudikonam, Kazhakuttom, Kariavattom, Technopark, Manvila, Pongumoodu, Kulathoor, Pallipuram CRPF camp, Nalanchira, Akkulam, Cheruvakkal and Chempazhanthi areas.
Supply will be partially disrupted at Kesavadasapuram, Peroorkada and Kawdiar areas. It would take another three hours for normalising supply at elevated places. There have been several instances pipe bursts and the resultant disruption in water supply in an around Peroorkada for some time now.
The 400-mm pipeline carrying water to Kesavadasapuram from Peroorkada developed a leak on February 7 at Ambalamukku, forcing KWA to cut supply to Kesavadasapuram, Muttada and LIC areas for nearly half a day. KWA shut down supply in the 48-inch cast iron pipe which carries water from a 72 mld treatment plant at Aruvikkara to the city on February 11 after a major leak in the 48 inch pipe at Koottappara forcing disruption to many areas of the city.
