Times of India: Kochi: Monday, 29 June 2026.
Even as various parts of Ernakulam face acute shortage of drinking water, a total of 17,435 pipe bursts in Perumbavoor area alone were reported KWA’s supply network in the past decade, causing a loss of Rs 7 crore for repairs, reveals an RTI reply.
In an RTI reply given to
Govindan Namboothiri of Kochi, KWA said a total of 3,444 pipe bursts occurred
under its Perumbavoor section in last 10 years. KWA suffered a loss of Rs 4
crore on repair works. Around 519 water theft cases in Perumbavoor section limits
were reported during the same period.
Under Kuruppampady PH section, 13,991 pipe bursts occurred from 2016-17 to May 5, 2026, for which Rs 3 crore had to be spent on repair works, said the RTI reply.
“People in several parts of the district are suffering from acute shortage of drinking water. At the same time, crores of litres of water is being lost due to pipe bursts. KWA has been unable to take steps to prevent such pipe breaks and save precious drinking water,” said Namboothiri.
Meanwhile, KWA officials said that old pipes in the supply network are causing frequent pipe bursts. “More than 100 pipe bursts in the limits of a section is huge. One of the major reasons for the pipe bursts is that the network mainly constitutes old pipes. We will have to replace such old pipes with new ones,” said a senior KWA official.
The RTI reply also stated that two water reservoirs and one pump house under Kuruppampady section are in poor condition. Namboothiri has urged govt to take urgent steps to prevent water leaks and theft.
Even as various parts of Ernakulam face acute shortage of drinking water, a total of 17,435 pipe bursts in Perumbavoor area alone were reported KWA’s supply network in the past decade, causing a loss of Rs 7 crore for repairs, reveals an RTI reply.
Under Kuruppampady PH section, 13,991 pipe bursts occurred from 2016-17 to May 5, 2026, for which Rs 3 crore had to be spent on repair works, said the RTI reply.
“People in several parts of the district are suffering from acute shortage of drinking water. At the same time, crores of litres of water is being lost due to pipe bursts. KWA has been unable to take steps to prevent such pipe breaks and save precious drinking water,” said Namboothiri.
Meanwhile, KWA officials said that old pipes in the supply network are causing frequent pipe bursts. “More than 100 pipe bursts in the limits of a section is huge. One of the major reasons for the pipe bursts is that the network mainly constitutes old pipes. We will have to replace such old pipes with new ones,” said a senior KWA official.
The RTI reply also stated that two water reservoirs and one pump house under Kuruppampady section are in poor condition. Namboothiri has urged govt to take urgent steps to prevent water leaks and theft.
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