Existing piped water supply schemes of KWA

There are 1745 pucca rural water supply schemes and 69 urban water supply schemes in operation under the KWA as on 1-1-2000, the details of which are given in the table below;

Sl. No	District	Urban Schemes	Rural Schemes	Total	Population covered
1	Kasaragod	2	98	100	718,219
2	Kannur	3	136	139	1,056,367
3	Wayanad	0	51	51	309,655
4	Kozhikkode	2	171	173	1,154,692
5	Malappuram	5	137	142	1,598,579
6	Palakkad	9	169	178	1,246,773
7	Thrissur	8	233	241	1,874,694
8	Ernakulam	14	122	136	2,275,587
9	Idukki	1	181	182	468,422
10	Kottayam	4	147	151	975,119
11	Alappuzha	5	63	68	1,367,108
12	Pathanamthitta	4	42	46	644,729
13	Kollam	7	81	88	1,392,594
14	Thiruvananthapuram	5	114	119	2,060,338
	Total	69	1,745	1,814	17,142,876

Apart from these, there are 1255 small and extensions which includes schemes exclusively benefiting Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes. In addition, there are approximately 12000 public bore wells fitted with hand pumps in Kerala, each serving an average of 50 to 100 persons. The local bodies have also constructed community dug wells, ponds etc. in their regions. In addition, community wells in schools. anganwadis and other institutions also serve a section of the public. There are a few cases of community water supply systems built, owned and operated by Non-Governmental Organizations and voluntary agencies (eg: Olavanna, Pazhakulam).

Pump House at Kundamonbhagom,Tvm.