{"id":96254,"date":"2024-07-08T09:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T07:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/bulawayo-water-crisis-govt-deploys-technical-team"},"modified":"2024-07-08T11:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:38:18","slug":"bulawayo-water-crisis-govt-deploys-technical-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/bulawayo-water-crisis-govt-deploys-technical-team","title":{"rendered":"Bulawayo water crisis: Govt deploys technical team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>GOVERNMENT has deployed a technical team to deal with the water crisis in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p>The revelations were made by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development deputy minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos in the National Assembly last week.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government deployed a technical team to deal with the water crisis in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p>Haritatos said the establishment of the Bulawayo technical committee on water supply and sanitation was premised on specific terms circumscribing its operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee\u2019s terms of reference include rehabilitating Umzingwane Dam booster pump station, including transformer upgrade to increase delivery of water from current 135 megalitres per day to 175 megalitres per day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Haritatos said they had to upgrade the 2,8km 110-millimetre polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline Cowdray Park water main line to 315 millimetre pipeline so that all 25 000 households in Cowdray Park had water and at the normal pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to ensure the sustainable operation of Nyamandlovu Aquifer water supply system to supply 16 megalitres per day. Also ensure improved potable water supply coverage in the city from current target 125 megalitres per day to a minimum 175 megalitres per day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo improve sanitation in the areas of sewage leakages, ensure increased treatment of waste water generated in the city to above 50 megalitres per day. Ensure consistent and adequate supply of water treatment chemicals and to produce short, medium and long-term plans for sustainable improvement of water and sanitation services in the City of Bulawayo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haritatos said the Bulawayo technical committee came up with strategies to improve water supply and sanitation within the city.<\/p>\n<p>He said the strategies included the refurbishment of Insiza pipeline and Ncema treatment works filter rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy ministry has accelerated the borehole drilling programme in the City of Bulawayo to mitigate the water shortages that are experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. GOVERNMENT has deployed a technical team to deal with the water crisis in Bulawayo. The revelations were made by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development deputy minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos in the National Assembly last week. 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