Churchill Dam supply to be cut as water crisis grips Nelson Mandela Bay

Churchill Dam is the latest to be depleted and a decision has been made to reduce consumption to prevent dam failure due to over-extraction.

NMB's multiparty political oversight committee met on Thursday to receive a report from the intervention team appointed by minister of water and sanitation Senzo Mchunu. Churchill Dam is the latest to be depleted. A decision has been made to reduce consumption to prevent dam failure due to over-extraction. File photo.The report covered a range of issues related to the drought and water crisis, aimed at averting dry taps.

The primary focus is on addressing the consumption trend, now at 60 megalitres per day over the target of 230MThe metro is not extracting water from the Impofu Dam because a barge is being relocated. Once the barge is ready, the Impofu will begin yielding 30M

So let the black bee quotas tell us what and who.

We have Churchill Dam? You see, if Government changed its name it would never have run empty. A bit like Jesus’s wine jug. 😂🤣😆

AfriForum owns gallons of water rights everywhere and the cost they charge ANC Municipalities to maintain dams so clean water can be supplied is quite Krazy.

We have this problem for how long now? You would think that a proper dam to hold water would have been built already!?

Forward planning ANC style.

Yall are choosing money over truth! This is New World Order! Creating order out of chaos!

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