Italy’s northern Piedmont region plans to ask Switzerland’s Ticino canton to increase water supplies as worsening drought puts pressure on agriculture and drinking water resources, Keystone-SDA reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We cannot wait a minute longer,” Piedmont regional President Alberto Cirio said after convening a round-table meeting on the water crisis on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 100 municipalities have already introduced measures to control drinking water consumption, while water tankers are being deployed in some mountain areas, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piedmont also plans to seek increased water supplies for agricultural use from the neighboring Aosta Valley region, the report added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Tuesday afternoon, Ticino authorities had not received an official request from Piedmont, a cantonal government spokesperson told Keystone-SDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rainfall in the Po basin in June was 36% below the 1991-2020 historical monthly average, while temperatures were 3.5C (6.3F) above average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Isola Sant’Antonio near Alessandria, the Po River’s average flow was 75% below the historical average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farmers’ association Coldiretti Turin, according to the report, has also urged a state of emergency for the agricultural sector to enable extraordinary support for farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The situation is rapidly worsening across the whole Turin area,” its president, Bruno Mecca Cici, warned.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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