In the coming days, the Council of Ministers of Cyprus will consider the purchase of new mobile desalination plants for Limassol and Paphos, as well as the expansion of the capacity of existing desalination plants, as part of the fight against water shortages.

This was announced by the Director of the Department of Water Development George Kazantzis. He stated that climate change is the basis on which the long-term planning of his department and other government agencies is based. Kazantzis mentioned that local officials intend to introduce artificial rain technology in Cyprus. At the same time, he noted that the main disadvantage of this event is the low success rates.

This technology has advantages and disadvantages. He added that “we certainly don’t want to do anything hastily, and this will be one of the decisions that we will come to with great attention and study.”

When asked if the disadvantages include the possibility that artificial precipitation will not be controlled and will lead to floods, Kazantzis, specifying that he is not an expert in meteorology and simply collects information, replied that such a risk may exist, but the main danger that may exist is climate change by the creation of the city. He repeated that he was not an expert, adding that in any case, the Department of Meteorology was the most appropriate to provide specialized information.

Referring to statements made on Friday by the President of the Paphos Provincial Organization, Charalambos Pittokopitis, regarding the water supply of his province, the director said that his department had been “working for several months on drawing up an action plan to solve the problem of water scarcity, which will be submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval in the coming days.”

He added that the program to be approved includes immediate, medium- and long-term actions, noting that immediate actions include, among other things, mobile desalination plants located in Limassol and Paphos provinces, as well as expanding the capacity of existing desalination plants.

Source: alphanews.live

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Very good news. After several decades of gratuitous refusal to introduce atmospheric technologies, the ice has moved.