With various political parties championing the issue, the acute drinking water problem here has once again come to the fore.
They are pressing for immediate implementation of the Thalayazham drinking water project for which. the LDF government had sanctioned Rs.26 crore. Meanwhile, Irrigation Minister P.J. Joseph has called for a review meeting of the various projects in February. Interestingly, the agitation by the CPI(M) falls on the same day on which the local MLA, K. Ajith of the CPI, had called a review meeting of the project.