Water supply to the ‘Old Ladysmith’ area is currently off, but is expected to be back at about 6pm or 6.30pm this evening (March 27).
Residents living in Aloe Park and surrounding areas have been battling with water outages recently.
According to uThukela, they are experiencing a mechanical breakdown at the Ezakheni Bulk Water Plant due to heavy rains. Kantech engineers have been at the Ezakheni Bulk Water Plant today.
Evidently, the thrust bearing has been damaged, along with the shaft. Spares have been ordered for pump C.
Initial story: Water alert: Heavy rains “dampen” water supply to hundreds of thousands of homes in Ladysmith
Ezakheni A-Section will be supplied from 4am tomorrow (March 28).
The community is urged to store water in containers once they have running water, as uThukela attempts to manage the situation. uThukela assure the community that they will update consumers of the latest developments, and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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