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Drought hit Cyprus eyes water imports from Lebanon
07 Mar 2008 16:31:29 GMT
 Source: Reuters
NICOSIA, March 7 (Reuters) - Drought-hit Cyprus is seeking water supplies from Lebanon to cope with a crippling shortage which has seen its reserves fall to dangerously low levels, its agriculture minister said on Friday.

Technical details of the transfer by ship tankers would be discussed in the coming month, Agriculture Minister Michalis Polinikis said.

"Over the next ten days we will be looking at the technical details of transfering water from Lebanon," he said.

The Mediterranean island has seen little rainfall this winter, marking the fourth consecutive year of drought. Reservoirs are about 10 percent full. The island also has two desalination plants running at full capacity and a third is due to come on stream later this year.

Authorities were also considering quotas on water use to control wastage, he said.

Lebanon, which lies 243 km (151 miles) southeast of Cyprus, was offering Cyprus the water without charge.

(Writing by Michele Kambas)


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