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Tension over Nketa boreholes
08 Nov 2020 at 07:17hrs | Views
TENSION is rising in Nketa 8 after a decision was made to lock the local community boreholes for most of the day resulting in residents struggling to access water.
A committee responsible for managing community borehole in Nketa, recently touched off a storm after blocking residents of Mbundane, who fall under Umguza Rural District Council, from accessing water in the area.
"We really need help. The issue of the borehole has become a crisis in the community. As I speak, they have closed the borehole and are currently watering their gardens. They are saying people can come and fetch water from 3pm after they have finished," said a resident.
The resident said the issue of locking the borehole had gone out of hand.
Nketa 6 and Nketa 8 councillor Arnold Batsirai promised to engage the Zimbabwe Republic Police to arrest the committee members.
A committee responsible for managing community borehole in Nketa, recently touched off a storm after blocking residents of Mbundane, who fall under Umguza Rural District Council, from accessing water in the area.
The resident said the issue of locking the borehole had gone out of hand.
Nketa 6 and Nketa 8 councillor Arnold Batsirai promised to engage the Zimbabwe Republic Police to arrest the committee members.
Source - newsday
