As drinking water shortage hits the district amid soaring mercury, theKerala Water Authority(KWA) has started a water audit to identify points where people receive more water and where supply is less. The Auditing is expected to complete in a week. The move is to examine the water distribution system in the district which experiences water scarcity every summer.
The water authority is also looking into the quantity of water being distributed from the main water treatment Plants like the one at Maradu to each area through the main pipelines.
Water scarcity has been reported more in the outskirts of the city. As the main pump houses of KWA and commercial establishments are situated in the heart of the city, the latter get more water and residential areas in the peripheral areas do not get adequate water.
Nearly 170 to 180 MLD water is being distributed through KWA pipelines, public taps and tanker trucks to the corporation limit.