Upgraded water plant in progress in Marloth
The bush town was promised a water plant by the Nkomazi municipality, said Cindy Benson, chairman of the ratepayers' association (MPRA) after a meeting with council officials last week.
This was confirmed by the council spokesperson, Cyril Rapinga.
He promised a statement containing more detail on the project, but nothing had come forth at the time of going to print.
Benson told Corridor Gazette that Lubisi Construction has been contracted to install the plant.
It officially started working on the project shortly after her meeting with the council.
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All work is expected to be completed by December 15, in time for the summer holiday season.
This means an additional 25 megalitres of water can be pumped, if needed, per day.
“The new plant will cost R14 629 275. We will be having site meetings every month starting June 15.
Property owners are requested not to interfere with this process. The contractor does not need any advice and is an expert in the field.”
Benson said that the MPRA would like to thank MMC Mziayako, Jonathan Ntsabo (infrastructure director), Elvis Zita (deputy director), Dudu Sifunda (water and sanitation manager), Gracious Sibiya (Ward 7 councillor), Lungile Bhiya (project manager), and the rest of the infrastructure team of the Nkomazi Municipality, on behalf of all the property owners of Marloth Park for the much-needed upgrade of the water purification plant.
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Residents being without water will soon be a thing of the past as the new plant will pump up to 3,5 megaliters of water a day.
The project has created employment for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers.
The MPRA would also like to take this opportunity to thank DA councillor, Mariette Preddy, for her dedication to helping the communities as well.
“We also plead to the residents, visitors and employees of Marloth Park to please be patient with the additional traffic and noise created by construction trucks, and not to interfere with the process to allow smoothing running and completion of the project,” said Benson.
