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Around 2:30 am on Monday, a massive Kerala Water Authority (KWA) tank in Thammanam, Kochi collapsed, releasing more than 1.15 crore litres of water into residential areas within minutes. What followed were inundated homes, damaged vehicles and disrupted water supply. As quiet lanes turned into muddy channels, CITU Red Brigade volunteers and residents joined hands to bring life back to normalcy. Click the 🔗 in bio to read more Video: Anantha Narayanan K #Kochi #KochiNews #KeralaNews #KochiWaterT

The collapse of a massive water tank in Thammanam in the early hours of Monday has disrupted water supply to several parts of Kochi, prompting an all-out effort by Kerala Water Authority (KWA) officials to restore the flow. According to Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine, one of its two compartments, Compartment-1, suffered a catastrophic structural failure around 2:30 am, releasing an estimated 1.15 crore litres of water in under two hours. Augustine said the government’s immediate priori