TellZim reporter
The much-awaited new land fill at Masvingo City Council’s Cambria Farm is set to begin operating in October as revealed by Acting City Engineer Kudzaishe Mbetu.
Responding to questions on the new dumpsite works’ progress raised by Masvingo Mayor Cllr Collen Maboke, Eng Mbetu said the project was now at an advanced stage though they were yet to complete roofing shelter for staff manning the landfill.
“Maybe, if I can ask on progress at Cambria Farm, when is it going to start operating because we have received a number of complaints from residents in Runyararo West and Victoria Ranch concerning pollution emanating from the continued use of the old dumpsite?
“As of now, I don’t know how best we can help residents from the likely health hazard as council while we await the opening of the new site,” said Maboke.
Eng. Mbetu promised that the landfill will start working in October as the project is almost finished except the roofing of the shelter.
“We are moving to the new site this year. Before the end of this coming month, the site would be functional. Right now we are left with roofing the offices for personnel that would mann the site,” said Mbetu.
He said during the next full council meeting scheduled for the end of October, the city’s engineering department would make a presentation that would likely announce that the landfill is operating.
Cambria Farm landfill has missed its September 2021 completion deadline leading to councillors led by Mayor Maboke taking the engineering department to task accusing the latter of misleading policy makers on progress of the project.
The project seems to be stuck at 80 percent which was reported last year up to now.
