Update: Reeds continue to grow unabated, attracting snakes?

In the three months that have passed since we ran an online story about a burst pipe causing reeds to run rampant in Mrs Sadan’s yard in Second Avenue, Limit Hill, nothing has been done by uThukela to sort out the problem.

To reiterate, Mrs Sadan says it’s been four years now that she has been dealing with this problem.

Although the leak is outside her boundary fence, the pipe itself runs through her yard, causing water to pool in one particular spot. Because there is so much water in this one spot, it is impossible to cut the reeds down from the ground, as they are growing in a mini lake, so to speak. Therefore, Mrs Sadan is continually cutting them from the top, only to watch them grow again and again, and the vicious cycle never ends.

Mrs Sadan says she has been complaining to uThukela District Municipality, as she claims the pipe is their property, but they continue to ignore her appeal for help in this matter.

“Water is running through my yard from their pipe, causing these reeds to grow, but no one will help me. This problem has been going on for years now. I feel the situation is very dangerous for my family and my pets, as the reeds attract snakes into the yard. My dogs play in that part of the yard, so they could be bitten,” says a concerned Mrs Sadan.

At her wit’s end and not knowing where to turn, all that Mrs Sadan can think to do is carry on pleading with the municipality to come and fix the pipe so she and her family can live without fear of being bitten by a potentially deadly snake. Yet she doesn’t know when her voice will be heard, if ever…

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