Water Supply in Thiruvananthapuram

Intensive efforts have been made for providing drinking water not only to the urban dwellers but also to the rural folk. As a result, several water supply and augmentation schemes were started. The water supply schemes cover 83.86 per cent of the urban and 68.99 per cent of the rural population. The main sources of water for distribution in the capital city are Peppara and Aruvikkara dams. At present, one hundred and twenty schemes are in operation for providing drinking water to the rural areas and five in urban areas. Seventy one rural water supply schemes and 12 urban water supply schemes are under implementation.

The present project area of JBIC aided water supply scheme covers Thiruvananthapuram city and six suburban panchayats having urban characteristics. The design population for the year 2021 is 9.39 lakhs and the ultimate water demand is 285 mld (million litres per day), of which the existing system supplies 203 mld. The present project constitutes augmentation by adding 42 mld. The emphasis of the project is, however, a comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing system.