The Kerala cabinet has sanctioned construction work of the Ettumanur Drinking Water Supply Project in Kerala. Currently, construction work on Phase I is under way, which includes laying of the water pipeline. Phase II includes the development of a water treatment plant (WTP). The project involves the construction of a 22 mld WTP, high-level storage tank having capacity of 1.6 million litres (ml) and a ground storage tank with 2 ml capacity at Kacherikunnu and Katachira, a 13 km pipeline from the WTP to the storage tanks, and a 43-km long distribution network. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 932.2 million.
