Cyprus to rely entirely on desalinated water

The government plans to cover Cyprus’ entire drinking water supply with desalinated water , Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday.

Addressing the House finance committee with her ministry’s budget up for debate, she said the government wishes to “end the use of desalination plants as a reserve or on a case-by-case basis”, and thus free up water from the island’s reservoirs to be used for irrigation.

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