Residents of flood prone section in Dobsonville plead for help
After the complaint was filed, assessors and engineers visited the area and spoke with the effected residents; they then made a commitment to assist them.
Residents of a flood prone area in Dobsenville, Ellias Motsoledi Road say their plea to the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) to clean up the drainage systems and unclog the bridges ought to be given attention as they are experiencing flooding risks.
According to the residents, the flooding has been a problem since 2008 and they have begged for intervention but nothing has been done.
A frustrated resident, Palesa Tenza said she personally went to the JRA offices in 2023 to file a complaint about the flooding problem.
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After the complaint was filed, assessors and engineers visited the area and spoke with the effected residents; they then made a commitment to assist them.
“Two days following their visit, they returned to the area with their trucks and operational equipment, but they offered zero help.
“I then made the decision to report again, but the second time, social workers assisted me.
“They came to see the area and we were then given documents to sign. After we signed, we received groceries, sleeping sponges, and blankets,” said Tenza.
She added that the suffering brought on by the flooding has been unbearable. The damage the floodwater is causing to houses and furniture needs to be attended to urgently.
Speaking to Urban News, a pensioner, Tebogo Maile said his stop nonsense wall has collapsed due to floodwater.
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“Water rises from the foundation during each downpour, flooding the interior of my house. We have damage to our furnisher.
“Renters are fleeing because of the flooding which makes it difficult for me to obtain rental money as a pensioner who needs it to support my family,” said Maile.
Another resident who is badly affected by the floods, Gadifele Motshoane expressed her disappointed.
“We, the Dobsenville residents have been let down. We have attempted to bring up the matter with the authorities and the counsellor, but nothing has changed.
“Instead, these individuals are preoccupied with distributing paperwork to us and making vacuous promises,” said Motshoane.
