New reservoirs are ‘urgent’ and must be given green light, UK warned

Dry, cracked earth seen at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire

(Picture: PA Wire)

The UK must push through the construction of new reservoirs to secure future water supplies, the head of the National Infrastructure Commission chairman, has warned.

Sir John Armitt has warned that the need for more reservoirs is “urgent” amid the looming threats of more droughts.