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Yeukai Karengezeka Municipal Correspondent
Ruwa Local Board is sitting on a potential health time bomb as it is discharging raw sewage into Ruwa River due to shortage of land dedicated for treatment of sewage

Ruwa Local Board secretary Mr Kumbirai Madanhi said they were in dire need of more land to avoid a health hazard.

“We have a challenge on sewer reticulation, it is flowing into the Ruwa River and we are having a geographical challenge,” he said.

“It is a potential risk area which needs to be addressed, but unfortunately we do not have land to use for that purpose.”

Mr Madanhi said the sewer reticulation in the residential areas was still good and they did not have challenges of sewer bursts.

He said they had since applied to Government to be granted more land and were waiting for a response.“We have been putting pressure on the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, as well as the Ministry of Lands on the issue.”