Areas under the eThekwini Municipality will not have water on Tuesday. Images: Facebook/eThekwini Municipality and Pixabay.
HERE: Cause of eThekwini Municipality’s water crisis
Normal water supply is estimated to return in north parts of eThekwini such as Verulam, Phoenix and Umhlanga on 15 February 2023
Areas under the eThekwini Municipality will not have water on Tuesday. Images: Facebook/eThekwini Municipality and Pixabay.
Rapid Urbanisation and leaks have been blamed for eThekwini Municipalities latest water crises, which has left much of the northern parts of the city without water.
Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and other municipal leaderships met with residents of Phoenix, to address water supply challenges affecting Phoenix, Verulam, and other communities in the north including Umhlanga.
SENZO MCHUNU CALLS ON MUNICIPALITY TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE
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The meeting comes a days after Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu assured resident in the metro affected by intermittent water supply that the department is looking at lasting solutions for the water crisis.
Mchunu called on the municipality to act with urgency as its a Water Service Authority.
““eThekwini Metro is a Water Services Authority, mandated by the Constitution and designated to provide water services to its residents and we trust they should live up to their responsibility. We urge the municipality to act with urgency and decisively, even if it means they must work day and night, to resolve the matter and ensure that services are fully restored to the communities affected,” the Minister says.
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VANDALISM AND LEAKING
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The municipality has revealed the cause of the city’s water woes.
“The first root cause of the problem is that the demand for water in eThekwini has grown rapidly, largely due to rapid urbanisation and leaks in the system”, the municipality says.
“The leaks are due to vandalism and aging infrastructure. However, the Municipality has already commenced with infrastructure upgrades to counter this.”
The end however is not soon enough for the residents as repairs are expected to be completed by 15 February.
“With the current water outage affecting the north, tests and repairs are underway on the Northern Aqueduct, and water is expected to be restored by 15 February. This is after the completion of the work being undertaken to stabilise the system.”
