Namibia's capital city municipal authorities on Tuesday declared that the water availability situation is critical and mandatory water restrictions will be implemented accordingly in Windhoek as of Aug. 1.

The City of Windhoek municipality announced that based on the current situation with regards to the availability of water for the next 3 years, the municipality has no choice but to increase Demand Management actions.

Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within the city.

According to the municipality in a statement, the announcement recently made by the country's water supplier, NamWater indicated that the inflow in the dams for the past rainy season amounted to only about 24.91 percent of the average expected inflow.

"Consumers in Windhoek are urged to continue with the responsibility of increased savings and with the concerted efforts applied during the previous drought, to manage their consumption within the applicable restrictions," the municipality added.