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Metro tackles hyacinth problem
Twenty-per cent of the surface of the dam is currently covered by the plant.
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Employees of the City of Ekurhuleni were spotted this week spraying weed killer on hyacinth covering a large area of the Brakpan Dam.
It was reported in last week’s Herald that approximately 20 per cent of the surface of the dam is currently covered by the free-floating water plant, and the infestation is getting worse by the day.
Read the full story here: Hyacinth puts the choke on Brakpan Dam
Comment requested from the Ekurhuleni Metro regarding this issue has not yet been received.
Also read: Skoonmaak-projek by Brakpan Dam
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