Kochi: The Guruvayur municipal corporation will soon draft a water policy based on the findings of a water audit conducted by the SCMS Water Institute at SCMS College of Engineering, Karukutty, Ernakulam.
The SCMS Institute had recently completed the water audit and submitted a report to the civic body.
As per the audit, hotels, lodges and restaurants which cater to over 3.5 crore pilgrims every year are the major water consumers.
“The water audit has been approved by the municipal council based on which a comprehensive water policy will be drafted soon.
A comprehensive project worth `10 crore under AMRUT scheme has also been proposed.
Vinod, municipal vice-chairman, told DC.
There are more than 200 hotels, 138 lodges and nearly 180 restaurants in the municipal area with an average daily water demand of 5.5 million litres.
A total of 47 lakh litres of water is being brought to Guruvayur daily from other areas.
The total demand is 21 MLD, including the domestic, commercial and agricultural sectors.
The survey has also identified the water-stressed areas, assessed the quality of water and its availability from alternative sources to meet future demand.