Environment Minister Gian Luca
Galletti said Thursday that it may be necessary to put local
authorities that do not take the necessary measures to counter
the drought emergency under the control of commissioners
appointed by central government.
He mentioned the town of Bracciano, near Rome.
The capital may face water rationing later this week after
the Lazio region told water utility ACEA that it would have to
stop taking water from Lake Bracciano, the level of which has
dropped due the recent drought.
"There are regions where... despite numerous warnings from
the ministry, special bodies for this issue have not been set up
or, if they have been set up, they are not operative," Galletti
told a Senate hearing.
"I think that having commissioners in those councils that do
not comply, and we have the example of Bracciano, is necessary
and cannot be delayed". He added that a loss rate of 40% of
water in pipes was unacceptable.
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