Tendai Mange
Masvingo
City Council has received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision which will
be channelled towards the drilling of boreholes as water woes continue mounting
for the city.
City Council has received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision which will
be channelled towards the drilling of boreholes as water woes continue mounting
for the city.
The
city council’s pumping capacity is failing to meet the demand and the situation
has been exacerbated by the current power cuts which at times see the Bushmead
Water Works go for longer hours without electricity.
city council’s pumping capacity is failing to meet the demand and the situation
has been exacerbated by the current power cuts which at times see the Bushmead
Water Works go for longer hours without electricity.
Most
residential areas on high ground go for weeks without running tap water and
residents rely on water from unprotected sources.
residential areas on high ground go for weeks without running tap water and
residents rely on water from unprotected sources.
“We
received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision and your council resolved
to drill boreholes in order to alleviate the water crisis being faced by the
city. We anticipate boreholes to be operational in September 2019,” reads part
of the Finance and General Purposes minutes.
received $200 000 from the Constitutional Provision and your council resolved
to drill boreholes in order to alleviate the water crisis being faced by the
city. We anticipate boreholes to be operational in September 2019,” reads part
of the Finance and General Purposes minutes.
At
present, Masvingo City Council has no single borehole to their name with the
current existing ones, which have helped a lot during the water crisis,
belonging to ActionFaim.
present, Masvingo City Council has no single borehole to their name with the
current existing ones, which have helped a lot during the water crisis,
belonging to ActionFaim.
What
needs to be seen is whether the council will drill their own boreholes or they
will refurbish the existing ones at what budget.
needs to be seen is whether the council will drill their own boreholes or they
will refurbish the existing ones at what budget.
When
the water challenges began sometime early this year due to pump breakdown, the city
council had promised to install storage tanks in the most affected areas to
mitigate the crisis but the tanks were never seen.
the water challenges began sometime early this year due to pump breakdown, the city
council had promised to install storage tanks in the most affected areas to
mitigate the crisis but the tanks were never seen.
In
June last year, the findings of the Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) confirmed
that most of the borehole water in the city
was unsafe for drinking and residents were warned against consuming it because
it does not meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
June last year, the findings of the Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) confirmed
that most of the borehole water in the city
was unsafe for drinking and residents were warned against consuming it because
it does not meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
Mayor
Collen Maboke said the city council is channelling its resources towards
ensuring that the water situation is improved.
Collen Maboke said the city council is channelling its resources towards
ensuring that the water situation is improved.
