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Four day water cuts in Harare
16 Feb 2016 at 09:42hrs | Views
Harare City Council are bracing for a four day water shut-down between Friday and Monday as the city is would be carrying maintenance works at its main water treatment plant Morton Jaffray Water Works for four days.
Contractors will be working on rehabilitating the water plant under the $144 million loan from China.
Key institutions like hospitals and clinics would be supplied with bowsers during the period.
"We will be installing three new (major) valves at the mixing chamber. The valves regulate flow into the water treatment plant.
"This exercise is meant to improve efficiency and reliability of water supplies. Before the shutdown, customers are urged to store bulk water for critical use only," said the city's acting corporate communication manager Michael Chideme.
Two weeks ago, the city shut down Morton Jaffray to allow for the installation of valves at the trunk mains to the central business district and Lochnivar and repair leaks at the treatment plant and mains.
Contractors will be working on rehabilitating the water plant under the $144 million loan from China.
Key institutions like hospitals and clinics would be supplied with bowsers during the period.
"This exercise is meant to improve efficiency and reliability of water supplies. Before the shutdown, customers are urged to store bulk water for critical use only," said the city's acting corporate communication manager Michael Chideme.
Two weeks ago, the city shut down Morton Jaffray to allow for the installation of valves at the trunk mains to the central business district and Lochnivar and repair leaks at the treatment plant and mains.
Source - Online
