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MDC-T run Local Authorities continue to fail
30 Jan 2017 at 10:31hrs | Views
Local urban authorities are littered with uncollected solid waste as service delivery continue to plummet under the watch of the MDC-T run councils, living the generality of the urban dwellers exposed to health hazards, a senior Government official has said.
Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate's Deputy Director Natural Resources, Mr Tanyaradzwa Mundoga cited the City of Harare as the major culprit and said it should come up with proper waste management systems.
"There is a lot of uncollected solid waste all across the city. With these torrential rains that we have been experiencing over the past few weeks there is bound to be leaching of unwanted stuff into drinking water.
"City of Harare should come up with proper waste management systems, by making an effort to remove illegal dumps. According to international standards, dumping sites should be lined to prevent leaching of polluted water into people's households," Mundoga said.
Mr Mundoga revealed that Government was investigating the extent of leaching of polluted water from the Pomona dump site.
"As it is now we are yet to establish to what extent leaching from Pomona has spread to the city's water bodies including boreholes," said Mundoga.
On November 5, 2016, the Harare north community was engulfed in thick smoke from the burning trash at the City of Harare's Pomona dumpsite.
The plume of smoke choked the residents of Pomona, Marlborough, Mt Pleasant, Avondale, Avonlea and even reached as far as Dzivaresekwa.
The smoke reportedly spread across the city reaching Glen View, and Mbare to the south of Harare as well as Beatrice, Chegutu and Kadoma.
A fire of a similar proportion erupted in 2013.
Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate's Deputy Director Natural Resources, Mr Tanyaradzwa Mundoga cited the City of Harare as the major culprit and said it should come up with proper waste management systems.
"There is a lot of uncollected solid waste all across the city. With these torrential rains that we have been experiencing over the past few weeks there is bound to be leaching of unwanted stuff into drinking water.
"City of Harare should come up with proper waste management systems, by making an effort to remove illegal dumps. According to international standards, dumping sites should be lined to prevent leaching of polluted water into people's households," Mundoga said.
Mr Mundoga revealed that Government was investigating the extent of leaching of polluted water from the Pomona dump site.
"As it is now we are yet to establish to what extent leaching from Pomona has spread to the city's water bodies including boreholes," said Mundoga.
On November 5, 2016, the Harare north community was engulfed in thick smoke from the burning trash at the City of Harare's Pomona dumpsite.
The plume of smoke choked the residents of Pomona, Marlborough, Mt Pleasant, Avondale, Avonlea and even reached as far as Dzivaresekwa.
The smoke reportedly spread across the city reaching Glen View, and Mbare to the south of Harare as well as Beatrice, Chegutu and Kadoma.
A fire of a similar proportion erupted in 2013.
Source - Byo24News
