Beverly Bizeki
Masvingo City Council Mayor Collen Maboke has revealed plans by the local authority to reclaim Runyararo West dumpsite area by constructing a school.
Speaking to TellZim News after a Full Council Meeting held on Monday July 3, Maboke said council had a recovery plan for the land at the Runyararo West dumpsite which is now being relieved by the Cambria landfill.
“There are no longer any activities of dumping refuse at the old site as we speak, as council we are planning to build a school on that site.
“This is not the first time that council builds a school on former dumpsite, previously there was a dumpsite on what is now Runyararo Primary School so we intend to utilize the land by constructing a new school and recreational facilities for Runyararo West and Victoria Ranch residents,” said Maboke.
Maboke said the new landfill started functioning two weeks back relieving the former dumpsite which he said was a health hazard to residents who lived nearby.
The new landfill had been on record for false starts as council missed three deadlines from the first set date which was September 2021.
Reclaiming the old dumping site area will relieve residents from the two suburbs who had for long been prone to foul smells, swarms of flies and smoke that came from burning of rubbish.
Though council had stopped dumping at the site, there is still a lot rubbish at the site and metal and plastic scavengers are still frequenting the area burning rubbish to the detriment of residents.
