Partially collapsed water tank sparks safety concerns
With the monsoon expected to gain strength, concerns are being raised over the possibility of further structural deterioration of the partially collapsed water tank at Thammanam, as no reinforcement work has been carried out on the damaged chamber. “Leaving the collapsed tank as it is is dangerous. It requires close supervision and careful intervention. The collapsed and damaged portions need to be removed, and the soil needs to be stabilised. This is necessary to ensure structural integrity and turn the structure into a single integral monolithic unit,” a KWA source said. The collapse of Chamber 1 of the twin-chamber 1.35-crore-litre tank at Thammanam on November 10 last year had disrupted water supply in several parts of Kochi. Seven months after the incident, no progress has been made on the proposals put forward by the KWA to address the structural damage sustained by the tank or to construct a new one. One of the proposals was to construct a new 35-lakh-litre tank on land owned by the KWA at Thammanam. The other envisaged redesigning Chamber 1 …








