By Mutaz Gedalla.
Benghazi 6 February 2014:
The water shortages in Benghazi resulting from the loss of electrical power . . .[restrict]to pumps on the Man-Made River have reduced in recent days thanks to action taken by the local council.
Benghazi Local Council has bought 18 water pumps, and installed them at Sidi Mansur, near Benina. They are being used to pump the water from wells in the area into central Benghazi. Councillor Abdussalam Busbaa, a Benina member of the council, said that installing the pumps had provided an immediate solution to the city’s water problem. They are producing 20,000 cubic metric of water daily.
The wells were the main source of water for Benghazi before the Man-Made River was built.
However, an official at the water company said that the Sidi Mansour supply would be insufficient to meet demand within a week. Already, the current flow to consumers had had to be reduced in some areas. The problem, he said, would be fully resolved only once clashes in Sarir were ended. If it were not, he added, Benghazi would face real serious water shortages.
Benghazi Local Council has meanwhile urged local consumers to reduce their water usage.
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