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Harare Mayor, Lovejoy Chitengu has told Harare residents that the city’s tap water is safe to drink after it was passed fit for consumption by experts
Chitengu made the remarks after touring Morton Jaffray waterworks on Saturday where he demonstrated that tap water is indeed safe by drinking from a tap nearby.
“Our water is clean as you can see, there is nothing wrong with it. So, we are encouraging residents to drink water from the taps because it is clean and has been approved by experts as fit for consumption,” said Chitengu.
Meanwhile, the Government has said Harare’s water supply has improved significantly over the last few weeks.
Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development chief director Tinayeshe Mutazu said, “Government disbursed about US$1.2 million for the procurement of water treatment chemicals which is being paid directly to suppliers.
“The team has made progress, the first achievement being that they have managed to arrest the deterioration of water supply. Supply was almost coming down to zero, to a point where the city could not provide any water. This was not because there was no water in the dams, but because they could not pump untreated water into the city. So, we moved from a point where daily supply was hovering around 150 mega litres to the current 350 mega litres. But the desire is to get to above 520 mega litres per day, which is the current installed capacity,” said Mutazu
Harare’s water crisis has been worsened by frequent power outages at Morton Jaffray waterworks.
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