Environment ministry launches programme to encourage water saving

The Ministry of Environment has announced a new programme of grants to encourage households to save water. The ministry has earmarked 100 million crowns for the programme, which takes off on May 29. The grants will be used for example to buy containers for rain water, to build ponds, or for water efficient equipment. The programme, called Dešťovka, is part of the government’s strategy to deal with increased likeliness of drought.