Mall ‘dries up’ leak

An sprinkler turned into a high-pressure water fountain on Tuesday night at Newcastle Mall.

“It was a burst pipe and we received photos of the leak at 8.10pm. The matter was reported to the maintenance manager immediately and by 9.10pm, the pipe had been repaired,” said Beaulah Rajkumar, Newcastle Mall’s marketing manager.

Mrs Rajkumar said due to the dry period Newcastle was currently experiencing, Newcastle Mall’s management team took saving water seriously.

“We have reduced our garden irrigation. Also, we have an irrigation dam at the back of the complex which is used for the garden. None of the water from the dam comes from the municipality and to date it has never run dry,” she explained.

The community is urged to report water leaks to the municipality’s water services department on 086 014 4144.