BEIRUT: A meeting to discuss quick solutions for the water shortage emergency is underway in Parliament Wednesday, joining the responsible parliamentary committee with ministers and officials.
The meeting gathered the Public Works, Transportation, Energy and Water Parliamentary Committee with the Environment, Agriculture, Energy and Tourism ministers, as well as the head of the Higher Relief Committee, Maj. General Mohammad Kheir.
Participants have discussed two main suggestions: a proposal that Lebanon purchase water from Turkey and a call to impose restrictions on gas stations and water usage in the country.
The attendants also discussed the idea of a moratorium on well-digging permits.
The ministers have left the meeting, while the committee, headed by MP Mohammad Qabbani, continues its discussions.
Lebanon has a severe water shortage crisis after a nearly rainless winter.
Numerous Lebanese families rely on private suppliers for water for both drinking and domestic use, at a cost of around $4 per cubic meter.
In many areas across the country, the water shortage has led the local authorities to regulate supply to a very limited amount, with some villages receiving water only once per week.
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