The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) on Sunday said residents will continue experiencing water problems till August when the board hopes to have its pumps and motors fixed for proper utility distribution.
BWB general manager Owen Kankhulungo said at a press briefing in Blantyre that the water supply situation is currently unsatisfactory due to inadequate pumping capacity from the Walker’s Ferry and Chileka as a result of breakdown of pumps and motors.
He also attributed the problem to Escom’s power load shedding programme.“The motors are currently under repair in South Africa while procurement of essential spares is also in progress and at advanced stages,” he said. Kankhulungo justified their water rationing programme, saying currently the board is pumping an estimated 75,000 cubic metres per day, as opposed to an estimated demand of 95,000 cubic metres.
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