As many as 18 families residing in Solomon's Avenue flat in Kerala's Thrissur district were left baffled after water taps installed in their homes suddenly started supplying alcohol instead of water. According to an article posted by Manorama, the residents of the flat, which lies near the KSRTC bus stand in Chalakudy, complained of their water smelling and tasting like liquor. According to reports, the excise department had seized over 6,000 liters of unlawfully stored alcohol in a nearby bar around six years ago. The said personnel were unaware of the presence of an open well nearby, which supplied water in the neighbouring area, the reports added. Thereafter, the alcohol unwittingly seeped into the groundwater from the pit and made its way into the water supply of the flat, where residents were left baffled.

Source: dna February 05, 2020 08:48 UTC