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“As we can see the pump house is almost complete and this means there is a hope for Bulawayo residents. I cannot comment much on the situation since the project belongs to Zinwa and the Ministry but I am confident the pipeline will be completed sometime in October,” said Eng Mthunzi.
He urged residents to continue conserving water as the pipeline was only going to mitigate the water crisis.
“If the pipeline is commissioned soon, it means we will have extra water that will enable us to reduce water shedding hours. Residents should bear with us and cooperate with council,” said Eng Mthunzi.
A representative of the advocacy committee, Mr Anglistone Sibanda, said his committee was impressed with the work taking place at the pipeline.
“We decided to come here as a committee and see things for ourselves and we are impressed with the progress. Electricians are wiring the pump house, reservoirs are complete and at least someone out there is concerned about the water crisis faced by Bulawayo residents.
“Residents should report bursts and leaks so as to reduce water losses. We also call on churches to pray for rain because it is only God who can bring an end to water shedding,” said Mr Sibanda.
He said it was the Government’s role to make a strong commitment to the Gwayi-Shangani project as it was a lasting solution to Bulawayo’s water problems.
It also emerged that Upper Ncema Dam would be decommissioned in November if the rains do not fall significantly.
The city recently introduced a 72-hour water shedding schedule every week in a bid to stretch dwindling supplies to the next rainy season.
Council has warned that the shedding duration could increase to 96 hours in the coming weeks if residents continued to use water above stipulated limits.Two of the city’s five supply dams, Lower Ncema and Umzingwane, have already been decommissioned.
Online Reporter