Durban Ratepayers in eThekwini have urged the City to seek help from experts on the looming disaster, which could see some of its areas plunged into Day Zero crisis situations.
This was after the water and sanitation department declined the eThekwini Municipalitys request to withdraw its directive to the uMngeni-uThukela Water Board to stop supplying too much water to the city.
The has been reliably informed that the departments decision was influenced by the eThekwini Municipalitys continued water losses amounting to billions of rands which led to the uMngeni-uThukela Water oversupplying the city.
Asad Gaffer, chairperson of the eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement, expressed his concern, calling it a disaster for city residents.
Gaffer, who has been very active in service delivery matters, said it was obvious that the problem would come to this since the Citys management had failed to curb water losses. He said the problem was exacerbated by the Citys failure to upgrade the infrastructure.
