KERALA WATER SUPPLY

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The construction of treatment, transmission, and distribution facilities to provide a design supply of approximately 180 million liters per day (mld) of safe piped water to the Kottayam, Greater Cochin Development Area and Quilon rural Panchayats and the rural areas of Puthencruz, Adoor, Chithara, and Vilappil; the improvement and extension of facilities to augment the design supply of water by about 35 mld to the Quilon Municipal Corporation area, and the provision of low-cost sanitation to 10 medium-sized towns and selected rural areas. In addition to the consultant work undertaken as part of project preparation, the project will provide funds for technical support for the implementation of accrual accounting and financial management systems for KWWA and the project entities. Finally, the project will also assist in improving the operational capability of KWWA through the provision of central services including training, leak detection units and meter repair facilities.