Water Production

WATER REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE

   Presently there is a huge demand-supply gap and as such we are not able to provide safe drinking water in the required quantity for all the customers. Bridging this demand-supply gap would require a scientific assessment of the requirements, identification of schemes and estimation of the capital investment required. The present(2000 AD) demand of the state is tentatively worked out as follows,

• For   76.80 lakhs urban population @120 l/capita/day     =   921.60  MLD

• For 214.18 lakhs rural   population @ 70  l/capita/day     =  1499.26    "

• Non-domestic/ industrial demand                                      =    184.32    "

                                                                Total demand                =  2605.18    

WATER PRODUCTION

The present production of water through piped water supply schemes in the State is approximately 1008 million liters per day.  However, there is wastage due to leakage losses, which limits the present effective supply to approximately 800 mld against the demand of approximately 2600 mld per day.

Filter Pant - Aruvikkara,Tvm.

The 1814 Water Supply Schemes in the state of Kerala is producing about   3,70,000 million liters per year