Wenslus Murape
Jemira Chitakunye
TWENTY seven families in the Unit K neighbourhood of Chitungwiza have teamed up to drill a borehole in a community project meant to beat the water challenges which continue to haunt the dormitory town.
In many of the town’s neighbourhoods, residents have paired themselves in groups of five to even 20 families who pooled their resources to drill a borehole.
In an interview with H-Metro, some of the families said they embarked on the projects after facing serious water challenges.
“This initiative is helping us a lot, I have children and it’s now easy for me to access water rather than sending my children to our community borehole,” said Matinetsa Chimbetete.
Another resident, Cathrine Vinya, said they were also using alternative sources of energy.
“The borehole has been drilled at our house and l can testify that we are benefiting 24/7 since we are also using solar energy unlike depending on the ZESA energy supplies.
“I urge other families to take up the initiative because it does not require a lot of money,” she said.
Proceed Chadya, another member of the club, said:
“The project is helping us, my wife is no longer waiting at the queue for hours as we now have our own water taps which are connected to the borehole,” he said.
The Chitungwiza Town Council has failed to resolve the persistent water challenges.
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