Residents in the Ekurhuleni metro’s informal settlements can be rest assured that they will not run out of water during this crucial period of the lockdown, this is according to the metro’s spokesperson, Themba Gadebe.
The National Department of Water and Sanitation has given the metro’s water supply services additional water storage tanks where they are needed most.
Four water tanker trucks, two 16 000 litres and two 26 000 litres have also been supplied to increase the metro’s capacity to fill tanks regularly.
This comes after the Minister for Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, committed that her department will increase access to water to enable all citizens to practice good hygiene.
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“The frequent washing of hands has been touted as the most important activity that can prevent one from being infected by the Covid-19, and curb the spread of the virus,” said Sisulu
“The metro welcomes the intervention from national government at this critical time.
“This donation will augment the services we provide in the most vulnerable communities, allowing residents a chance of survival from the coronavirus,” said MMC for Water and Sanitation Tiisetso Nketle.
Another measure that the metro has implemented in informal settlements is increasing the frequency of draining and cleaning chemical toilets.
Nketle said her department has suspended all planned water supply interruptions and is ready to attend to burst pipes and sewer blockages for the duration of the lockdown.
List of informal settlements for water tank distribution:
• Emandleni Transit Area, Actonville
• Siyahlala, Daveyton
• Qalabusha, Daveyton
• Masakhane, Petit
• Steve Biko, Etwatwa
• Putfontein informal settlement
• Alliance Ext Nine, Daveyton/Modder East
• Hollywood Heights, Springs
• Holfontein N12, Springs
• Jacobs Farm, Springs
• Weltevreden, Springs
• Lindelani, Springs
• L and J, Gilliemead AH
• Bokkie Farm, Thembisa.
