Dusi clean-ups to revitalise the area
Organisers said there are a number of other clean-ups that will be happening throughout the festive period and into the new year as they prepare for the Dusi in February.
AS entries start flowing in for next year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon and the activity on and around the uMsundusi River continues to increase, both the race and the Duzi Umgeni Conservation Trust are hard at work cleaning up the river and its banks.
With the summer rains flushing the river and bringing with them large amounts of debris and litter, teams are working hard to try and prevent this from flowing further downstream.
The work that is being done along the banks of the river by these teams is crucial in trying to revive the famous waterway.
The sponsors of the Dusi MyLife’s parent company Truda Foods are at the forefront of the clean-up efforts and have planned a number of different clean-ups along the river from Camps Drift to the Low Level Bridge.
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“There has been a lot of illegal dumping in the area around Camps Drift that DUCT have worked hard to clean up,” Dusi race organiser Shane Le Breton said.
“DUCT were well assisted by the municipality that helped with various machinery that was needed to remove all of the waste and both teams did a great job in making sure that all of the litter and waste was collected.”
This isn’t going to be a once-off project for the organisers and there are a number of other clean-ups that will be happening throughout the festive period and into the new year as they prepare for the Dusi in February.
“There are five more clean-ups in the pipeline between now and the start of the Dusi with the next one taking place at the MyLife Weir (formerly Commercial Road Weir). We’ll then focus on the stretch of river from Mussons to the Low Level Bridge, followed by a clean-up at Ernie Pearce Weir before the Kindo Covers Dash ‘n Crash. Finally on registration day of the Dusi we will do another clean-up at Camps Drift,” Le Breton added.
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The clean-ups have also included roping in the services of the UKZN Rugby Club’s players to help.
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