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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Matabeleland North Correspondent<\/b> – RESIDENTS in the resort city of Victoria Falls will have to endure a dry week after the council announced it will be rationing the precious liquid for seven days owing to a technical fault.<\/p>\n

Since taking over the management of raw water from Zimbabwe National Water Management Authority (ZINWA), the new city has been struggling to effectively pump water to residents.<\/p>\n

Councillors recently complained ZINWA had deliberately hiked water charges since the time it gave up raw water pumping.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the residents have been pestering the local council to reduce water charges since it is now in control of the whole value chain, a notion which the council has clarified arguing water management will not translate to cheaper water charges as there are additional<\/p>\n

input costs associated with pumping, purification, and distribution.<\/p>\n

A snap survey by NewZimbabwe.com showed there were no water supplies around resort city Sunday evening as rationing had<\/p>\n

started.<\/p>\n

There is also a long-standing battle between the local council and residents including the tourism business community over<\/p>\n

exorbitant water bills after the council hiked rates by 400%.<\/p>\n

In a statement Sunday, the council management said water will be available for a few hours on each day until next weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictoria Falls Council would like to advise its residents and stakeholders that one of the pumps at the raw water abstraction pump<\/p>\n

station is malfunctioning leading to a low water pumping rate at the water purification plant,\u201d the municipality announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater supplies will be intermittently rationed during the week ending August 7, 2021, to ensure that all areas get enough supplies for basic use.\u201d<\/p>\n

It added a team of technicians was on the ground working on the pump.<\/p>\n

The council\u2019s pumping system at the Zambezi River has over time been characterised by constant breakdowns as the pipes are now obsolete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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