Posted on October 21, 2021
The previous State budget had recommended the desilting of reservoirs to increase their capacity. A status check of the dams in Kerala.
Thiruvananthapuram district
Aruvikkara Dam: Thiruvananthapuram city gets its drinking water from Aruvikkara Dam with a stated original capacity of two million cubic metres. Accumulated sand and silt have reduced the dam’s storage capacity by half, and sandbeds could be seen at several parts of the reservoir.
The dam could store enough water only for four days now. A report by the Kerala Water Authority said desilting the reservoir could increase the capacity to hold water enough for eight to nine days.
Though Rs 4 crore was allotted to desilt the reservoir in 2017, the work was stalled citing the expense would overshoot the allocation.
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