The Bulawayo City Council on Wednesday said suburbs supplied by the Tuli reservoir would be without water until it repaired a burst pipe connecting Ncema and Fernhill pump stations.
In a statement, Acting Town Clerk Mrs Sikhangele Zhou said Lochview, Sunninghill, Marlands, Glencoe, Riverside, Waterford, Manningdale, Willsgrove, Buena vista, Douglasdale, Fortunes Gate, Selborne Park, Matsheumhlope Esigodini, Imbizo Barracks, Parklands, Khumalo, Queens Park, Suburbs, Mahatshula, Woodville, Kingsdale and Killarney will be without water until the burst pipe was repaired.
She, however, did not say when supplies were likely to be restored.
“The City of Bulawayo would like to advise members of the public of water supply interruptions to all areas fed by the Tuli Reservoir. This is due to a burst which occurred on the clear water line supplying the Tuli reservoir between Ncema and Fernhill Pump Stations. The City of Bulawayo will temporarily suspend the current 72-hour water shedding programme in the Tuli Reservoir zone until the burst pipe is repaired,” said Mrs Zhou.
Mrs Zhou urged residents to conserve water now and after normal service had been restored.
Government is constructing Lake Gwayi-Shangani, which will be a lasting solution to the city’s perennial water woes.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is spearheading construction of the 650 million cubic metre dam, which was first mooted in 1912 but had failed to take off under previous administrations. – The Chronicle
