INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The business Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE), Uruguays water provider, chose the other day, Friday, to limit the use of drinking water for
non-essential functions in big part of the country as of tomorrow, Saturday, due to the dry spell situation
The shortage of rainfall has exacerbated the circumstance, triggering a continuous decrease in reservoirs and watercourses utilized as a
source of supply, which is why using drinking water for non-priority purposes such as irrigation, cleaning pavements and outdoor patios,
washing automobiles by individuals and filling pool will be forbidden, OSE stated in a statement.The president of OSE, Raúl Montero, told
the local newspaper El País that previously we have been asking for rational use and now what we are going to say is that non-essential
usages of water are prohibited.Uruguay bans using drinking water for non-essential functions
(Photo internet recreation)According to the agency, the step will be kept track of, and non-compliance will expose customers to short-term
service suspension.The constraint will be extended till additional notice in the regions of Montevideo and the metropolitan area, where half
of the population lives.It likewise consists of all or part of 6 of the nations 19 departments.Last January, the Ministry of Livestock,
Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) extended for 90 days.The farming emergency situation decreed in October 2022 due to the absence of
rainfall.This procedure was adopted for the third consecutive year, although it affects the whole national area for the very first time in
years.According to a technical report by the MGAP, the lack of rainfall triggered direct impacts on the agricultural and livestock sector
for some 1.175 million dollars.