Huge underground water supply discovered in drought-stricken Kenya [View all]
Source: The Star
Huge underground water supply discovered in drought-stricken Kenya
Aquifer brings hope and the promise of prosperity to tens of millions without adequate water, Kenyan environment minister says.
By: Lesley Ciarula Taylor News reporter, Published on Wed Sep 11 2013
The high-tech discovery of a 70-year water supply under the arid plains of drought-stricken northern Kenya brings hope and the promise of prosperity to tens of millions without adequate water, the Kenyan environment minister says.
Judi Wakhungu announced the discovery ?of the 207-cubic-kilometre Lotikipi Basin Aquifer at a water security meeting in Nairobi with the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization, which sponsored the exploration.
“Kenya water discovery brings hope for drought relief in rural north,” Wakhungu announced via Twitter.
A smaller aquifer, a reserve of underground water, has also been identified using advanced satellite technology supplied by the French company Radar Technologies International, it was announced Wednesday.
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