Jisha Surya, January 29
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala water authority (KWA) has initiated steps to set up a bottling plant at Aruvikkara for production of bottled drinking water. Though KWA is yet to get administrative sanction from the state government, it is going ahead with the approval of KWA board.
The project, the foundation stone for which was laid in 2010, was almost shelved when the state government gave a go-ahead to Kerala irrigation infrastructure development corporation Ltd. (KIIDC) to set up a bottled water plant near Malankara dam in Thodupuzha. However, the KWA project got a fresh lease of life when the government announced that both KWA and KIIDC will be given charge to set up bottled water plants in five locations in the state, including Thiruvananthapuram.
KWA MD Ashok Kumar Singh said that the revised estimate of the project is Rs 10 crore. He said there is no major change in the project conceptualised in 2010. As per the initial project, the plant will have a capacity of 7,500 litres per hour. The plant will use reverse osmosis technology with UV and ozone sterilization to produce quality packaged drinking water.
KWA superintending engineer Krishna Kumar said that the tender will be opened on February 2. “No decision has been made on marketing and pricing. First we will set up plant at KWA’s land in Aruvikkara. Further details will be decided later,” he said.
Meanwhile, the responsibility of marketing has been taken away from the contractor. In a government order issued recently, water resources department has said that bottling water plants will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode soon and eventually in all municipalities. The GO said that the project aims to end the monopoly of private packaged drinking water plants. The bottled water produced by KWA and KIIDC will be available in reasonable price.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala water authority (KWA) has initiated steps to set up a bottling plant at Aruvikkara for production of bottled drinking water. Though KWA is yet to get administrative sanction from the state government, it is going ahead with the approval of KWA board.
The project, the foundation stone for which was laid in 2010, was almost shelved when the state government gave a go-ahead to Kerala irrigation infrastructure development corporation Ltd. (KIIDC) to set up a bottled water plant near Malankara dam in Thodupuzha. However, the KWA project got a fresh lease of life when the government announced that both KWA and KIIDC will be given charge to set up bottled water plants in five locations in the state, including Thiruvananthapuram.
KWA MD Ashok Kumar Singh said that the revised estimate of the project is Rs 10 crore. He said there is no major change in the project conceptualised in 2010. As per the initial project, the plant will have a capacity of 7,500 litres per hour. The plant will use reverse osmosis technology with UV and ozone sterilization to produce quality packaged drinking water.
KWA superintending engineer Krishna Kumar said that the tender will be opened on February 2. “No decision has been made on marketing and pricing. First we will set up plant at KWA’s land in Aruvikkara. Further details will be decided later,” he said.
Meanwhile, the responsibility of marketing has been taken away from the contractor. In a government order issued recently, water resources department has said that bottling water plants will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode soon and eventually in all municipalities. The GO said that the project aims to end the monopoly of private packaged drinking water plants. The bottled water produced by KWA and KIIDC will be available in reasonable price.
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