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According to experts, while the water collected in such quarries could be used for construction and similar purposes, its treatment for drinking water could prove expensive. “The project was found to have little scope for long-term yield, and water treatment was also found to be expensive. more-inKOCHI: Even as the district is experiencing water shortage with peak summer days yet to dawn, a project conceived with much fanfare five years ago to convert abandoned quarries into water storage receptacles as a solution to drinking water crisis remains as good as shelved. In 2013, the Kudumbasree Mission was roped in and asked to develop a business model for marketing purified water for the pilot project. Instead, we have replaced it with other drinking water projects like revival of abandoned ponds and wells,” said Thrikkakara municipal chairperson K.K..