Residents of London and several counties of England will have to save water.
British company Thames Water, which provides water services to London and surrounding counties in southern England, last week announced that residents are prohibited from using hoses to water gardens, plots, fill ponds and swimming pools.
Washing cars, building walls and windows, patios and walkways, as well as using sprinklers and washers connected to a hose were banned.
An exception is made for people who have mobility problems and have a handicapped parking permit. They are allowed to wash their car as well as water their garden.
The ban on the use of watering hoses was previously introduced in the counties of Yorkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Kent and Sussex.
Thus, according to Daily Mail calculations, more than 20 million Britons will have to save water.
An abnormal heat wave hit Britain in July. Water levels in reservoirs across the country began to fall, resulting in a drought in nine regions of England and southwest Wales.