Greece puts capital Athens on water emergency footing
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Athens, Greece: Greece has put the greater Athens area and two islands on a water emergency footing, to speed up infrastructure works and address the...
Athens, Greece: Greece has put the greater Athens area and two islands on a water emergency footing, to speed up infrastructure works and address the mounting threat of chronic drought.
The environment ministry late Friday announced the move, which also covers the Aegean islands of Patmos and Leros, as the capital city's water reserves have been falling by approximately 250 million cubic meters per year since 2022.
A ministry source told state agency ANA the decision "prioritises the implementation of critical infrastructure projects".
No restrictions on consumer consumption have been announced for the time being.
According to the Athens water supply and sewerage company (EYDAP), annual rainfall in Greece has decreased by approximately 25 percent in the past three years, evaporation has risen by 15 percent, and consumption is up around six percent.
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