Joburg residents block water tankers from leaving to other areas
By Neo Poho
Amid the 58-hour planned infrastructure maintenance, many areas in Johannesburg are experiencing the anticipated disruptions to their water supply and that has resulted in some Johannesburg residents blocking water tankers from leaving to other affected areas.
With Johannesburg Water saying residents in the Soweto and Langlaagte regions had obstructed its water tankers to move to other areas, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has been called to the Langlaagte region to help some water trucks reach residents in the south of Johannesburg.
"Blocking off the entity's water trucks only amplifies the already existing water shortages and causes delays in providing water to community members, we have also noted increased turnaround times for refilling water tankers at filling points however, the entity is working at mitigating these challenges.
Furthermore, while residents' frustration is understandable, Johannesburg Water pleads with community members not to approach critical sites such as hospitals and clinics to get water as this drastically reduces the health facilities' water supply," Johannesburg Water said.
Meanwhile, maintenance at the Zwartkopies booster pump station which supplies Johannesburg south and the CBD, has been completed and once Rand Water has recovered its supply to the area, the Johannesburg Water infrastructure to these parts will start recovering.
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