Africa-Press – Seychelles. The Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) has imposed tighter water restrictions due to the persisting dry weather which is drying up the company’s water sources across the country.
The general manager for the water division at PUC, Ibrahima Diallo, said given the water levels in the river sources are going down, PUC will be imposing tighter water restrictions.
Currently in force are night water restrictions in the Northern and Southern areas of Mahé, including on Praslin as well.
“Since this dry weather condition continues to persist, we have taken the decision to impose water restrictions during the day as well for us to be able to satisfy demand,” Mr Diallo said.
As per the new water restrictions on Mahé, water will be unavailable in the Northern region from 10am to 4pm and from 10pm to 5am the next day while the Southern region will experience water restriction from 9am to 5pm and from 9pm to 5am the next day.
On Praslin, water restrictions will be from 11am to 5pm and from 9pm to 5.30am the next day.
Mr Diallo noted that restrictions in water supply will not affect Central Victoria and surrounding areas, including to North East Point up to La Misère, given that there is enough water in the La Gogue and Rochon dams, serving the areas, to supply water on a 24 hour basis.
He added that members of the public receiving water from the Cascade reservoir, including residents using its network on La Digue, will also not be affected by the restriction.
He further added that PUC will impose further restrictions in the event that the dry weather continues to persist.
He stated that PUC has in the meantime put all of its desalination plants across the country in service to satisfy demand for water.
He noted it was in March 2023 that the dry weather started and from there to May 2023, PUC was able to supply water across the country without restriction. With the level of water in the rivers going down since, the company started to impose water restrictions at night in some areas, especially in the North and South of Mahé, given that it could supply the commodity on a 24 hour basis across the country.
Mr Diallo called on everyone to conserve water as much as possible and to use it only for consumption. He also called on the use of water tanks to store water and to source for other means to get water to wash vehicles and to water gardens.
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