Jisha Surya
Thiruvananthapuram: The Project Status Alert System (PASK), a software of Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to provide progress updates of KWA’s ongoing projects via web and SMS, is more often than not failing to deliver the goods, thanks to the non-co-operation of KWA engineers.
Though the website, pask.kwa.gov.in, gives updates on various projects under KWA, consumers availing of the mobile subscription rarely get updates. Also, KWA has not included Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)- assisted water supply schemes in the PASK so far.
Users can subscribe the project status to their mobile by sending an SMS with the project code to 9220092200.
But non-co-operation of KWA engineers seems to sabotage the purpose of PASK. Officials in charge of PASK said each project engineer concerned is responsible for giving sms and web updates. “Most of them give the web updates, but they fail to deliver the SMS updates. We are planning to give instruction to the engineers to give at least one SMS per month,” said a PASK official.
However, Ashok Kumar Singh, MD, KWA, said the issue has not come to his notice. “PASK was introduced to give instant updates to the public. If it is not serving the purpose, the matter must be introspected. We will give instruction to officials regarding the issue,” Singh said.
Though KWA projects in all the 14 districts are enlisted in the PASK website, JICA-assisted water supply schemes are yet to be included in the site. “JICA projects are nearing completion in most part of the state, except Kozhikode. Still, we will ask the JICA officials to include them in PASK,” Singh said.
A PASK official said they had requested JICA officials to include the details in PASK. “Reports on JICA’s progress are frequently reviewed by the state government. We had sent requests to JICA officials to share the details of the projects in Thiruvananthapuram, Meenadu, Pattuvam, Kozhikode and Cherthala in PASK,” said the official.
PASK was introduced in November to bring more transparency to the projects of KWA and to make officials accountable. The projects which got administrative sanction are updated in the website. Nearly 200 project details are uploaded in the PASK so far.
Though there are updates of project status, other details like project review, photos, sketches, etc. are left blank in most pages.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Project Status Alert System (PASK), a software of Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to provide progress updates of KWA’s ongoing projects via web and SMS, is more often than not failing to deliver the goods, thanks to the non-co-operation of KWA engineers.
Though the website, pask.kwa.gov.in, gives updates on various projects under KWA, consumers availing of the mobile subscription rarely get updates. Also, KWA has not included Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)- assisted water supply schemes in the PASK so far.
Users can subscribe the project status to their mobile by sending an SMS with the project code to 9220092200.
But non-co-operation of KWA engineers seems to sabotage the purpose of PASK. Officials in charge of PASK said each project engineer concerned is responsible for giving sms and web updates. “Most of them give the web updates, but they fail to deliver the SMS updates. We are planning to give instruction to the engineers to give at least one SMS per month,” said a PASK official.
However, Ashok Kumar Singh, MD, KWA, said the issue has not come to his notice. “PASK was introduced to give instant updates to the public. If it is not serving the purpose, the matter must be introspected. We will give instruction to officials regarding the issue,” Singh said.
Though KWA projects in all the 14 districts are enlisted in the PASK website, JICA-assisted water supply schemes are yet to be included in the site. “JICA projects are nearing completion in most part of the state, except Kozhikode. Still, we will ask the JICA officials to include them in PASK,” Singh said.
A PASK official said they had requested JICA officials to include the details in PASK. “Reports on JICA’s progress are frequently reviewed by the state government. We had sent requests to JICA officials to share the details of the projects in Thiruvananthapuram, Meenadu, Pattuvam, Kozhikode and Cherthala in PASK,” said the official.
PASK was introduced in November to bring more transparency to the projects of KWA and to make officials accountable. The projects which got administrative sanction are updated in the website. Nearly 200 project details are uploaded in the PASK so far.
Though there are updates of project status, other details like project review, photos, sketches, etc. are left blank in most pages.
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