Water ban in force, stricter fines considered as drought continues

Water levels at the country’s reservoirs have dropped critically and measures to intensify fines for wastage are being deliberated, acting director of the water development department (WDD) George Kazantzis said on Wednesday.

Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, the WDD official said that if the upcoming winter season does not bring sufficient rains, the water shortage will turn into a dire situation. The water levels currently stand at 39 per cent when last year at this time, they stood at 63.3 per cent...