THE municipality’s parks, leisure and cemeteries department has started this year’s cutting cycle of unmaintained road reserve/verges within the municipal area.
This is the municipality mandate to keep the city clean and well maintained.
The first cycle started on Monday, 6 October. The verge cutting in residential areas is done according to a pre-set schedule.
eThekwini Municipality head of communications, Tozi Mthethwa said a cycle lasts an average of six weeks.
“This is mainly dependent on conducive weather conditions. For instance, if it rains, verges cannot be cut and this prolongs a cycle.
“Verges not maintained by the adjacent property owner/occupier should be cut by the municipality up to seven times a year on a six week cutting cycle programme,” said Mthethwa.
Illegally dumped inorganic material (bottles, tins, etc) are picked up, bagged and moved to a recognised landfill site before cutting.
Mthethwa added that people must note that some of the roads passing through the eThekwini Municipal area are maintained by the Department of Transport.
“These include the M4, M7, M13 and M19.
The municipality would like to express appreciation to the majority of the ratepayers who undertake to maintain their verges.
“This directly impacts on a clean, green, aesthetically pleasing and safe neighbourhood. It also instils a sense of civic pride which only has a positive influence on the neighbourhood and municipality,” she said.
