Water cuts to affect Tongaat, municipality confirms
Updated | By Lauren Beukes
Residents in Tongaat,
north of Durban will experience water shortages in the coming days the eThekwini
Municipality has confirmed.
The Tongaat Water Treatment Water Works was shut down today after high voltage cables were damaged after they allegedly tampered with by cable thieves.
The facility supplies power to several reservoirs - affecting Emona Reservoir, Hambanathi, Metcalfe, Belvedere, Tongaat Mamba Ridge, Jon Roz and Burbreeze reservoirs.
This is set to leave a number of areas with water cuts and interruptions over the coming days.
The City's Msawakhe Mayisela say the facility requires, ‘major repairs’.
“The electricity department is on site to repair those cables, so we are also appealing to the public to be vigilant and assist us to isolate and identify these criminals in the communities who are hell bent at damaging the infrastructure of the city,” Mayisela.
This is another blow to the municipality’s water supply after ongoing interruptions in southern and western parts of the city earlier this month.
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Mayisela says water tankers are being provided to the affected areas listed below:
Emona
Vanrova area
Hambanathi area
Metcalfe area
Ghandi’s Hill
Tongaat Central
Plane Street
Watson Highway
Brake Village
Belvedere area
Rajkomaar’s Farm
Flamingo Heights
Watsonia
Belgate
Gwala’s farm & informal area (high level area)
Chelmsford
Buffeldale
Mitanager
Watsonia
Trurolands
Ghandinager
Amanzinyama offices
Walter Reid Road,
Jon Roz area
Wewe area
Maidstone
Fairbreeze Area
Sandfieds
Pringle Village
Noodsberg Road
Mgwaveni
Sandfields
Maidstone
Culs Farm and Burlan
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