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As the Taps Run Dry in Mauritius

Despite talks of privitising its water sector, the country has been experiencing a water shortage for months as the anticipated summer rains are yet to arrive with the season close to its end.
Julius Mwelu/IRIN

A precious commodity flows in abundance.

  • Mauritius:   Locals Queue as Water Becomes a Luxury

    IPS, 19 March 2012

    Rani Murthy, a public officer who lives in Plaines Wilhems, central Mauritius, wakes at three every morning to wait for the water tanker from the Central Water Authority so that… Read more »

  • Mauritius:   Thirsty for Ideas to Address Water Woes

    IPS, 27 December 2011

    Mauritius plans to privatise its water sector, as rains become rare, and century-old pipes continue to leak almost 50 percent of the water available, added to waste by the… Read more »

  • Mauritius:   Water - Waste Not, Want Not

    IPS, 16 July 2008

    The 1.2 million-strong population of Mauritius presently enjoys plentiful piped potable water from the 2000 mm average annual rainfall that falls over the island annually. But… Read more »

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