Harare presents 2012 service delivery plan

Minister Ignatius Chombo on Monday to give details of their service delivery programme.
Director of amenities Mr Dombo Chibanda, said council was in the process of purchasing 20 refuse compactors while a further 15 will be bought using part of the US$144 million loan from China.

Efforts to control illegal vending and restricting commuter omnibuses pick up and drop points in the city centre will be reinforced.
Perimeter fences would be erected at the Warren and Pomona landfills.
Mr Chibanda also presented his department’s scheduled refuse collection timetable for all residential suburbs.

Harare Water director Eng Christopher Zvobgo said his department required US$50,2 million in the short term to improve water delivery.
He said US$15 million is required for the rehabilitation of water treatment works and the commissioning of the sludge disposal and water reclamation plant which will see water production increase from the current 600 megalitres to 697 megalitres a day.

A total of US$1,1 is required for the installation of a dedicated power line to the Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant and another million for a dedicated power line to Warren Control.
The city requires US$16 million to replace 100km of water reticulation infrastructure and a similar amount to recycle waste water for domestic consumption.
US$92 000 is needed to supply water to the University of Zimbabwe and another US$250 000 to procure rapid reaction equipment.

Director of engineering services Eng Philip Pfukwa said his department required US$10 million to purchase road equipment.
He said traffic and street lights would be prioritised.
Out of the 187 traffic controlled intersections, 160 are operational.

Eng Pfukwa said the city would install 51 solar-powered traffic lights if it manages to raise the US$2 million required.
He said the major challenge facing his department was the use of roads by overloaded and high tonnage vehicles which destroy road verges.
He said the dumping of materials and rubbish resulted in blocked drains and led to erosion of roads.

“We will install additional load restriction signs on the roads,” he said.
He said this year the city was expecting US$7 million from Zinara. Last year the city requested US$5,8 million but only got US$1,7 million.

Council appealed to Government to allow local authorities to re-assume the role of vehicle licensing.