CUSAT’s golden pond stuck between ‘rock’ and hard rains

The pond and rainwater harvesting project of Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has got stuck in the ‘rock’ after the contractor stopped work on finding boulders that need to blasted if they are to dig any further for water.The much hyped project was to be ready by this monsoon season which would have ensured that there would be no water shortage next summer at the campus.But now the semi dug pond is filled with nearly three-fourths of rainwater but of no use.