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Highlands to face more water cuts

In the face of the dire water crisis, the Central Water Authority (CWA) has already reduced the volume of water treated from the Mare aux Vacoas reservoir from 110,000 cubic metres daily to only 60,000 cubic metres per day. “If such drastic measures had not been implemented, Mare aux Vacoas was going to dry up [...]

08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily

CWA projects to face dry season

A high level meeting was held at the office of the deputy prime minister, minister of Energy and Public Utilities Rashid Beebeejaun with various officials from the Central Water Authority (CWA), Water Resources Unit, Waste Water Management Authority and the meteorological station. They reviewed the water level in reservoirs and groundwater. The acting director of [...]

01 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily

CWA tracks meter bypass

The Anti-Fraud Unit of the Central Water Authority (CWA) is working hard and pursuing their struggle to track down those bypassing water metres. According to Meghduth Chumroo, chairman of CWA, 1,390 cases of illegal connections have been reported since June 2010 till now. Hence, in this context, the CWA has encountered a loss of several millions of rupees.

18 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily