Pattuvam drinking water project inaugurated

Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph has said construction of reservoirs to harvest rainwater will be popularised, and all drinking water project works taken up by the government will be completed in a time-bound manner to address the drinking water scarcity in the State. Inaugurating the Pattuvam drinking water project of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) funded by the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) at Pattuvam here on Thursday, the Minister said the project, executed at an estimated cost of Rs.392 crore, would be an answer to problems of drinking water scarcity in 15 panchayats.