Water tanks come to Mams informal settlements
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DWS), Lindiwe Sisulu last month directed that tankers be deployed to supply water.
Stressing about where to find water is now a thing of the past for Mamelodi residents, especially in informal settlements.
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DWS), Lindiwe Sisulu last month directed that tankers be deployed to supply water.
Hundreds of tankers started delivering water last Wednesday in Mamelodi while the erection of water tanks in different informal settlements of Mamelodi and Nellmapius started at the weekend.
Sisulu instructed DWS head office, provinces and water boards to ensure that all communities, especially rural areas and informal settlements, are provided reliable water as a matter of urgency.
Former ward 10 councillor Morwangwato Mantjana was seen working tirelessly over the weekend making sure that the tanks were installed in his ward.
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He said so far they have managed to install seven water tanks and created job opportunities for locals.
“Rand Water was appointed to coordinate all the water delivery activities and a national command centre was established at Rand Water to ensure that the minister’s directive is implemented effectively.
By 7 April, 10 994 tanks and 1 001 tankers have been delivered to various communities across the country.
Mantjana said he was no longer worried about people crowding around a tank in the area.
Residents were concerned about their safety because “they were forced to come into our informal settlement to get water from the tanks”.
Without water supply, the residents were forced to come out of their homes in search of water, ignoring that the country is currently on lockdown, residents claim.
However, some residents were still complaining about the unavailability of hand sanitiser in their respective areas.
Sisulu in her statement appealed to the community to protect the tanks, instead of vandalising them.
She urged citizens to wash their hands regularly with soap and water to reduce the spread of the virus.
“The installation of tanks will continue until each and every informal settlement in Mamelodi has enough water tanks.”
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