KERALA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT (KWSP), PMC & DSC

Funding Agency: Japan Bank for International Cooperation

The KWSP being implemented by the Kerala Water Authority with assistance from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), spreads over 5 districts of Kerala viz. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kozhikode and Kannur. The schemes under the project are:

1. Augmentation of the Water Supply Scheme to Thiruvananthapuram City region covering Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and 3 Panchayats adjoining Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
2. Water Supply Scheme to Meenad and adjoining villages covering Paravoor Municipality and 18 villages of Kollam District
3. Water Supply Scheme to Cherthala and adjoining villages covering Cherthala Municipality, seven semi urban areas and 13 villages of Alappuzha District
4. Augmentation of the Water Supply Scheme to the Kozhikode City region and adjoining villages covering Kozhikode Corporation, 10 semi urban areas and 6 panchayats of Kozhikode District and
5. Water Supply Scheme to Pattuvam and adjoining villages covering Taliparamba Municipality, 7 semi urban areas and 11 villages of Kannur District.

KWSP comprises of detailed engineering, tendering and award and construction supervision for the above five separate schemes. The project covers a whole range of engineering aspects and includes water intakes, raw water pumping and transmission, water treatment plants, treated water pumping and transmission, service reservoirs, booster stations, distribution systems, telemetry and SCADA, various investigations and surveys and rehabilitation of existing treatment plants and pipelines. The Consultancy agreement was awarded in 2003 to Tokyo Engineering Consultants Consortium comprising of five separate consultancies, namely Tokyo Engineering Consultants Co., Japan (lead consultant), Black & Veatch, United Kingdom, GKW Consult GmbH (now Poyry Environment GmbH), Germany, Shah Technical Consultants, Mumbai and Centre for Environment and Development, Kerala.
The Construction phase of KWSP started in April 2006.