Rehabilitation work commences in Chinhoyi

of a consultant and a subsequent tendering process, which awarded two companies to do civil and electrical works on the plants.
Opposition to the tendering process in defiance of a ministerial directive to comply claimed the scalp of Chinhoyi mayor Mr Claudius Nyamhondoro, his deputy Mr Willie Nyambe and their replacement Councillor Owen Charuza early this year.
Council has bought three dumpers and a Nissan NP300 truck among other things to begin work on the plants.
In an interview yesterday chairperson of the public works committee in council Clr Tendai Musonza said the situation caused by the breakdown of the sewerage plants was untenable on the environment thereby attracting fines from watchdog the Environmental Management Agency.
Chinhoyi Municipality is sitting on more than $40 000 in fines from the environmental watchdog, money which Clr Musonza should have been used to pay workers’ salaries and service delivery.
“The fines are hitting us hard especially when we are battling to pay our workers and ensuring that service delivery is at acceptable levels.
“This development is a step in the right direction and residents should expect an improvement soon,” he said.