On Tuesday, Suttyadeo Tengur, president of the Association For the Protection of Environment and Consumers (APEC), sent an open letter to MPs (members of Parliament) to make an appeal to Rashid Beebeejaun, minister of Energy and Public Utilities. This appeal is to publish the conclusions of the inquiry that the Environmental Police started last week [...]

With the dry season’s impending arrival, the Central Water Authority (CWA) is taking all necessary precautions and measures to face the last months of the year. Some of the measures are desalination of water, channeling water from Mare Longue reservoir to La Marie treatment plant, water harvesting, using non potable water for non potable use, [...]

While the situation at our biggest reservoir, Mare aux Vacoas remains critical, the newly appointed chairperson of the Central Water Authority, Prem Saddul stated that the CWA is preparing itself to face the three driest months of the year, especially October, as well as sensitising the population about using water judiciously. The reservoir is only [...]

Starting this weekend, regions in the south, including Chemin Grenier, Chamouny, Rivière des Rivières and neighbouring localities, will receive water twice a day from 3 am to 9 am and 4 pm to 9 pm. This decision was announced during a high-level committee meeting chaired by deputy prime minister and minister of Energy and Public [...]