uMkhanyakude water projects to be inspected
Engagements will be held with local communities from the Jozini and Mhlabuyalingana local municipalities
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu is set to lead a two-day visit to communities in uMkhanyakude to inspect the progress of water infrastructure upgrades in the area.
Mchunu will be accompanied by Deputy Minister Judith Tshabalala to engage local communities from the Jozini and Mhlabuyalingana local municipalities on Thursday and Friday on the ongoing water reticulation works.
These include the laying of a 12km pipeline at the Mtikini Water Supply Scheme in Manguzi, as well as upgrades to an elevated steel tank which will allow more than 4 000 families from the area to access safe drinking water.
He will further outline plans to double the capacity of the Jozini Water Treatment works which will, upon completion, supply more than 25 000 families with water.
“We have given a firm directive to Mhlathuze Water to work hand-in-glove with the uMkhanyakude District which includes the Big Five Hlabisa, Mtubatuba, Jozini, and Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipalities to bring about immediate and lasting water relief to entire communities that have, for the longest time, been deprived of this precious resource,” said Mchunu.
The minister and deputy minister will hold engagements at Lubambo Hall in Jozini on Thursday at 10am and at Mtikini Sports Field on Friday at 10am.
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