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Silted dam leaves villagers in a lurch
25 Oct 2017 at 08:36hrs | Views
VILLAGERS in Ntabazinduna under Umguza Rural District Council are facing serious water challenges following the siltation of their major supplier, Mfanyama dam.
So bad is the situation that livestock is now surviving on sewer water which a local councillor said was contributing to the decimation of their herd.
"We are seriously in deep trouble here. The situation is not that bad on us human beings as compared to our livestock.
"It's sad that our livestock now resort to drinking water from sewage sources which has seen a lot of them either dying or falling sick," Bekithemba Qongo, ward 5 councillor, told Southern News.
"Mfanyama dam used to be our major source of water but since it silted it's no longer holding water that can last throughout the year.
"We tried to mobilise resources as community to ensure that we desilt it. We laboured for months but our efforts were limited since we didn't have equipment that is needed for a complete desilting process," he added.
Meanwhile, the plea by Qongo comes at a time Ntabazinduna business centre recently went for almost a month without running water after pumps at Ngwenya dam which supplies the area were reportedly vandalised.
Institutions such as the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services training school, Zimbabwe Republic Police training depot and the entire township were affected, in a development that locals have described as common in the area.
So bad is the situation that livestock is now surviving on sewer water which a local councillor said was contributing to the decimation of their herd.
"We are seriously in deep trouble here. The situation is not that bad on us human beings as compared to our livestock.
"It's sad that our livestock now resort to drinking water from sewage sources which has seen a lot of them either dying or falling sick," Bekithemba Qongo, ward 5 councillor, told Southern News.
"We tried to mobilise resources as community to ensure that we desilt it. We laboured for months but our efforts were limited since we didn't have equipment that is needed for a complete desilting process," he added.
Meanwhile, the plea by Qongo comes at a time Ntabazinduna business centre recently went for almost a month without running water after pumps at Ngwenya dam which supplies the area were reportedly vandalised.
Institutions such as the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services training school, Zimbabwe Republic Police training depot and the entire township were affected, in a development that locals have described as common in the area.
Source - dailynews
