Urgent repairs for water pipe

REPAIRS to water pipeline no. 53 in Pietermaritzburg, which supplies approximately 30 megalitres of water per day, are expected to be completed by Saturday.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD

uMngeni-uThukela Water is undertaking the repairs after a burst on the pipeline a week ago near Willowton Road. The pipeline supplies water from the DV Harris Waterworks to the Umlaas Road Reservoirs and onwards to the eThekwini Municipality.

eThekwini Mayor, Councillor Cyril Xaba, who visited the repair site on Wednesday, said that he was satisfied with the progress uMngeni-uThukela Water is making.

Speaking at the site, Xaba commended the teams for working tirelessly since the burst was discovered.

"I am confident that by the end of this week, the repairs will have been finalised. We expect the water supply to be fully restored by next week. What made the repairs more difficult is that the pipe is located in private properties, which makes access difficult," Xaba explained.