By Sabelo Majola | 2019-02-27
GOVERNMENT has invested about E800 million to mitigate the high demand of water along the Matsapha-Manzini corridor and surrounding areas.
The Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) is utilising the funding in upgrading the Matsapha Water Treatment Plant to increase capacity to meet future demand this coming financial year.
This was revealed by the Corporation Managing Director Jabulile Mashwama during a press briefing at the EWSC headquarters in Ezulwini yesterday.
She said the upgrade would tie with the larger recently approved Manzini integrated water and sanitation project which will ensure that water is supplied to additional areas under Mafutseni, Nhlambeni, Manzini South and Mtfongwaneni constituencies.
This is one of the four phased approaches aimed at ending the high demand water supply along the country’s economic activity hub which has been a thorn in the flesh for both the business industry and the residents.
“In response to the growing demand for water supply and services in and around the Matsapha-Manzini corridor, the EWSC is implementing short to long term interventions that aim to resolve the constraints experienced by these areas. Implementation of the plan will ensure that the Corporation is able to meet the demand and address the customer complaints which have been shared with the Corporation. The Corporation has done a comprehensive analysis of the constraints and subsequently developed a four-phased approach to put the matter to bed once and for all,” she said.
Mashwama said implementing the short to medium term works would require planned water supply interruptions and the usual 48 hour notice will be given to customers before the scheduled shutdown. She said the planned shutdown schedule for the month of March is on the 9th and 23rd.
“The Corporation will endeavour to minimise the impact of water supply interruption and where required will provide alternative water supply through stationery tanks in strategic places,” she added.
The four phased water approach:
This upgrade project will tie with the larger recently approved Manzini Integrated Water and Sanitation project which will ensure that water is supplied to additional areas under Mafutseni, Nhlambeni, Manzini South and Mtfongwaneni constituencies.
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