HARARE City Council has warned residents to brace for more water woes this season due to high demand coupled with failing equipment at most of the local authority’s waterworks.
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Council spokesperson Leslie Gwindi said the city was working tirelessly to minimise the impact of the water shortages which he attributed mostly to the city’s obsolete equipment and high demand for water during the summer season.
“It’s the normal story that we have always been saying. In such hot seasons, there is high demand for water against short supply,” Gwindi told NewsDay on Tuesday. “There are also issues to do with dilapidated infrastructure and leakages that we have always talked about.”
This comes amid reports some residential areas were experiencing acute water shortages with some going for weeks without supplies.
In its latest report, the Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) cited residents in parts of Glen Norah, Glen View, Budiriro, Highfield and Kuwadzana as the worst affected.
“The water situation remains critical. Most suburbs have experienced acute water shortages in the past seven days. Of course, water problems are nothing new. In the past 10 or so years, Harare has experienced acute water shortages,” HRT director Precious Shumba said.
“The water shortages have been further worsened by the breakdown at the Seke Dam waterworks, but the City of Harare has been unable to communicate these challenges as most people were caught unawares.”
