3 more water tankers deployed to Ugu District to fight spread of Covid-19
These water tankers will be deployed for an initial period of three months, at no cost to the municipality.
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has deployed additional water tankers to the province’s Water Service Authorities in an effort to bring water closer to communities as the province and country continue to fight against the spread of Covid-19.
The tankers have been deployed as follows:
Ugu 3
Ilembe 1
Harry Gwala 2
Umzinyathi 1
Uthukela 2
Umgungundlovu 1
Msunduzi 1
Newcastle 2
Amajuba 2
Zululand 2
Umkhanyakude 2
King Cetshwayo 2
Mhlathuze LM 1
Hlomuka made the announcement last Thursday while attending the virtual Cogta portfolio committee meeting where the department updated the KZN Provincial Legislature on its expenditure and performance during the 2019/2020 financial year.
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“We have been working hard as a department to deliver 22 water tankers to our 13 Water Service Authorities where they will be used to bring much-needed water to rural communities across the province. These tankers have been delivered and have now commenced with the important work of serving our communities,” said Hlomuka.
This rollout, according to Hlomuka, is part of the department’s commitment to make good on its pledge to capacitate municipalities to fulfill their service delivery mandate. The rollout of water tankers is particularly important during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“These water tankers that we have deployed for an initial period of three months, will not cost the municipalities anything and will ensure that more of our communities get access to water as we fight against the spread of Covid-19.”
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