kozhikode parts of city are reeling under severe water shortage thanks to the frequent disruption in water supply by kerala water authority kwa the worsthit areas include chevayoor pottammal malaparamba west hill cherottuvayal and medical college resident associations in these areas say that they are forced to depend on kwa water supply as water levels in their wells have fallen drastically malaparamba housing colony with its 400 families is one of the most affected area in the city residents here say that frequent disruption in water supply has forced them to depend water supplied by private drinking water suppliers residents say they are left with no other option but to rely on the poor quality of water supplied by private players disruption in the water supply is so frequent that some families pay rs 450 to rs 500 per load of water to private suppliers some of the residents bring water from the houses of relatives in vehicles said mathew kattikkana president malaparamba housing colony allottees and residents association residents association say that when they raise the issue with kwa they resume the supply for a few days they said that kwa is not willing to repair motors on time and this hampers the water supply k p abdul latheef residents apex council of kozhikode said the mayor of kozhikode corporation is busy with the party congress and failed to take note of water shortage issue kwa officials say pumping from the moozhikkal and poolakkadavu pump houses have been affected as the punoor river has dried up impediments in the releasing water from kuttyadi irrigation canal have worsened the situation