Drinking water shortage continues in Malé
Businesses and households in Malé have been struggling to buy drinking water for the past five weeks after a fall in production coupled with high demand during the dry season led to an acute shortage.
10 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Businesses and households in Malé have been struggling to buy drinking water for the past five weeks amid an acute shortage caused by a fall in production coupled with high demand during the dry season.
In an announcement Tuesday, the economic development ministry urged shops not to sell the locally produced bottled mineral water at inflated prices. The price of a case has reportedly increased by up to MVR10 (US$0.60) in some corner shops.
Some shops also stopped selling water in early March and others have been rationing sales. Shops and businesses say daily supplies have been hard to purchase or entirely unavailable for delivery from the main producers.
“I’ve been calling the lines for water delivery, but they don’t pick up anymore. We went to the warehouse where they store water, but they didn’t have enough water available either,” a businessman who wished to remain anonymous told the Maldives Independent about difficulties in buying water to serve at his café.
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