The increased population of the Turkish settlers is seen as the source of the problems of electricity and water in the occupied areas of Cyprus
Under the title “It is a matter of population, not a breakdown”, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (27.08.09) refers to the cut-offs of electricity which often happen in the occupied areas of Cyprus and reports, inter alia, the following: “It has been revealed that the problem with the water and the cut-offs of electricity in our country derive from the population. The current capacity of the electricity and the water resources are not enough to meet the demands of the population which is piled up in the island”.
The paper writes that every day people call and express their complaints about their problems regarding the water and electricity. “Experts are openly putting forth the fact that both issues derive from the population which is piled up in the north”, notes Afrika adding that both the former Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and the current National Unity Party (UBP) self-styled governments implement the same practice and tell the people that technical works are going to be carried out and save electricity by cutting it off in some areas.
(I/Ts.)