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BCC working on 20 boreholes in Nyamandlovu
04 Jun 2016 at 09:34hrs | Views
The Bulawayo City Council is working on rehabilitation of 20 boreholes in the Nyamandlovu area to argument the water supply in the city.
According to latest council report, there were currently 26 operational boreholes in Nyamandlovu, an addition of 4 from the previous month.
Zimbabwe national Water Authority (ZINWA) had been working on 20 additional boreholes through internal funds. ZINWA managed to complete the rehabilitation of the 10 boreholes and pumping trials to Rochester reservoir were done, however, water burst were occurring on the bulk mainline," reads the minutes. "The rehabilitation of the other remaining mainline to bring the operational boreholes to 32 was still on-going. After the completion of the refurbishments, the anticipated water available for abstraction from Nyamandlovu would average 10Ml/day."
The council report states that discussion ensued and His Worship the Mayor (Councillor Martin Moyo) enquired about progress so far regarding to Epping Forest tenders.
"In response the Director of Engineering Services explained that there was an extension of time on the tenders. The process of tender evaluation, adjudication and actual signing of contracts could take approximately 3 months," reads the minutes.
According to latest council report, there were currently 26 operational boreholes in Nyamandlovu, an addition of 4 from the previous month.
The council report states that discussion ensued and His Worship the Mayor (Councillor Martin Moyo) enquired about progress so far regarding to Epping Forest tenders.
"In response the Director of Engineering Services explained that there was an extension of time on the tenders. The process of tender evaluation, adjudication and actual signing of contracts could take approximately 3 months," reads the minutes.
Source - Byo24News
