The eThekwini Municipality reveals a pressing need for R44 billion to address its deteriorating water infrastructure and ensure reliable water supply for residents.
eThekwini Municipality mayor Cyril Xaba . | eThekwini Municipality Durban — The eThekwini Municipality needs at least R44 billion to fix its ageing water infrastructure and end water crises. This was revealed by the City’s Water and Sanitation head, Ednick Msweli, in a media briefing on Thursday.
“Our plan is that while fixing or replacing the ageing infrastructure we will phase out water tankers but for now to ensure that residents always get water while fixing infrastructure, we will need water tankers,” said Msweli. In trying to resolve the infrastructure problem, Mayor Cyril Xaba announced that the city would rope in retired engineers, whom he had already met for advice.He said the Water and Sanitation Department had warned that should the drought occur, uMngeni-uThukela Water’s dams would not have enough water to supply the City.
He said that unlike these units which had been estimating the amounts of electricity and water consumption for some months before they read meters, the revenue unit would do meter readings every month and bill households accordingly.
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