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READ MORE: Archie Battersbee dies after last-ditch effort to stop life support switch-off failsHe said: “What is needed is a certain amount of common sense and treating people as you would like to be treated yourself.“Snitching without having any conversation is likely to irritate people.“You might want to make your neighbour aware of the ban and explain why it is important to preserve water.“We have had the driest winter for a long time.“And with the cost-of-living crisis, nobody wants or needs a £1,000 fine.” It comes as experts warned at least £20billion is needed to stop constant leaks and build new reservoirs, as water levels drop amid rising global temperatures.National Infrastructure Commission boss Sir John Armitt admitted: “It’s hard to swallow an instruction not to use your hosepipe whenyou know that almost one fifth of water is lost each day through leaking pipes.”READ NEXT:Teen electrocuted then catches fire and falls 10 feet after 'climbing railway'Brit father and son dead with three family members hospitalised in suspected poisoningGirl, 9, with cerebral palsy rushed to hospital after hot tea spill at Buckingham Palace

A top government adviser has warned that Greater Manchester cannot rely on 'handouts' from London and must raise money itself to fund some of its plans. Sir John Armitt, who is the chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), made the comments in Manchester on Monday (June 13).