Five houses build for local families displaced by sinkhole
“It is unclear when we will start with the rebuilding," said Dlamini.
City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) will rebuild the houses of five Katlehong families displaced because of a sinkhole in Skhosana Section.
The municipality has completed another phase in resettling the families whose homes were damaged by the sinkhole last year.
The sinkhole has now been rehabilitated.
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City spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said to make the land suitable for reconstruction of the damaged houses, the city had to backfill the sinkhole and the geoscience engineers are conducting an assessment of the work done before rebuilding houses.
“This should come as some form of good news for these families,” said Dlamini.
“It is unclear when we will start with the rebuilding, but we do believe that the engineers will assist in this regard once they have completed their assessment of the area,” said Dlamini.
“The bigger part of the Katlehong township is built on mostly land that has a high risk of sinkhole formation.
“The current by-laws prohibit building on such land, therefore, residents are encouraged to submit their building plans or renovation applications to the city to avoid the costly mistake of building on dolomitic land.
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“The City Planning Department is located at most Customer Care Centers (CCC) in Ekurhuleni,” said Dlamini.
For more information, contact Dlamini on 082 573 6464 or zweli.dlamini@ekurhuleni.gov.za.
