India, July 16 -- A drought has been declared in the West and East Midlands as dry weather continues to impact water resources across England requiring water companies to take action to manage demand with the public being urged to use water wisely.
The situation has deteriorated after three more areas - Lincs and Northants, East Anglia, and Thames area - moved into prolonged dry weather status recently.
A hosepipe ban is set to be introduced from July 22 by Thames Water following a period of prolonged dry weather in the area.
Across England, rainfall was 20 percent less than long term average for June this year. It was also the hottest on record for England, with two heatwaves driving unusually high demand for water. Reservoir levels con...