Water: Drastic Rationing Proposed

If, at this time, only the East who is to receive water once a day, shortly distribution schedules in other locations may change. The water distributed twice a day throughout the country is under consideration but if the situation does not improve much, then it will be once a day. This last option will be considered an emergency because we must have water until the heavy rains arrive.

It was not until late January or early February next year are expected as heavy showers. Thereby CWA has to do with some 40 million m3 of water for the next two months when you know that every day nearly 500 000 m3 of water are injected into the distribution network.

Bhishek Narain, the communications officer of the CWA, told Morning that this moment is just east of the country which receives water once a day and the other regions are under control. But if the situation persists, the body will have no choice but to review the distribution, he pointed out.

Follow methodical are being

Bhishek Narain, the communications officer for the CWA, said that within the CWA methodical follow are underway with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Water Resources Unit and the technicians of the body during these months. "But over the past two weeks the noveau water has fallen faster than expected and is has been the most affected. Therefore, an action plan came into operation. We had to develop additional resources. "

The water level in groundwater has dropped drastically, he said. "We had to get off the water pumps even lower. It is hoped that the situation will improve in the opposite case there will be cuts. It was also noted that in times of festivity people consume more water. Rigor is required.

"The rains that the country has had in recent days are not enough to fill the tanks. They were absorbed by the earth as it very dry. These rains are only good for farmers and not for storage. Even the "mobile water filters" that the organization has in its possession are not used much because rivers and aquifers are dry. But a solution that intends to implement the CWA is to construct small dams on rivers in order to capture a large amount and put it on the network, "stated Bhishek Narain.

At this moment the country's largest reservoir is filled to only 61% capacity. The Nicolière is 45.8%, Piton Middle-37.8%, 31.6% Farm, Mare Longue to 46.8% and 56.6% at Midlands Dam.