”Hithaadhu will run out of water in a day,” warns island councilor
08 Apr 2010, 7:23 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Councilor of Hithaadhoo in Baa Atoll Amir Abdul Latheef has claimed the island will run out of water over the weekend if the government does not provide it for them urgently.
Amir said the island office had reports that some people on the island had begun using well water for drinking and cooking, a practice banned by the Health Ministry twelve years ago due to the impurity of the ground water in the island.
”All the water tanks are now almost empty,” Amir said. ”We informed [the government] office one week ago. They said they would deliver water to us, but there has been no response after that.”
He said the islanders were worried over the issue and wondering what to do if the government did not provide aid for them.
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