The Ugu District Municipality on the KZN South Coast said the handover of the pipeline was done as part of the municipality’s efforts towards ensuring that communities have improved access to uninterrupted water and sanitation services. Ugu District Municipality Mayor Sizwe Ngcobo together with Deputy Mayor Phumlile Mthiyane and Ugu Speaker Ntombifile Gumede officially opening and handing over the first of a series of completed pipeline projects by the municipality’s water and sanitation services. Picture: Supplied.
DURBAN - Upgrades to a bulk main water pipeline are complete and residents in the Margate and Gamalakhe area are set to benefit, the Ugu District Municipality has announced.
It said the southern bulk water pipeline was now officially handed over.
The South Coast municipality said this was done as part of efforts to ensure communities have improved access to uninterrupted water and sanitation services.
The municipality has faced water challenges for years, with a lack of infrastructure maintenance and upgrades being cited as one of the issues.
Infrastructure was also damaged during the recent unrest, leaving thousands of communities with dry taps for days, and even weeks in some instances.
This has severely frustrated local business and the tourism sector, with the water shortage putting a strain on the district’s economy.
Ugu District Municipality mayor Sizwe Ngcobo, together with deputy mayor Phumlile Mthiyane and Ugu speaker Ntombifile Gumede, officially opened and handed over the first of a series of completed pipeline projects by the municipality’s water and sanitation service.
According to Ngcobo, thousands of households in Margate and Gamalakhe areas are among those set to benefit from the bulk main water pipeline upgrades.
“Over and above the completed projects we are handing over today, the municipality has invested in various other bulk water supply upgrades to better the lives of all residents of the Ugu District Municipality.
“We are also proud to state that 41 local people were employed by the contractor during the construction of the project,” he said.
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