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Once tap water reaches the region, the supply of drinking water in tankers will be stopped, he said. At present, the village panchayat spends around Rs 10 lakh annually for supplying potable water to Chellanam residents. Hence, the tankers continued supplying drinking water," said Mercy Jose, president, Chellanam panchayat. "Chellanam panchayat has always been reeling under acute water shortage for years. KOCHI: District collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla has asked the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and Chellanam panchayat officials to initiate the required steps to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply to all the households in the coastal village..