NewsBy Nigel PfundeHarare- Harare City council has swiftly moved in to implement measures responding to the current flash floods,Express Mail Zim can reportThe move is aimed to protect lives, property and public welfare, Mayor Jacob Mafume has said.Speaking at Town House on Wednesday, Mafume said the council’s rapid intervention is part of its civil protection responsibility as authorities seek to end years of flooding and sewer failures that have endangered residents and disrupted businesses during the rainy season.“For too long, Harare has lived with blocked drains, collapsing sewer lines and flooding that puts lives and businesses at risk,” Mafume said.“We are now taking decisive action to rebuild the system from the ground up.”Mafume said the council had already identified high-risk zones in the city centre and that including Julius Nyerere Way, Robert Mugabe Road, Nelson Mandela Avenue and surrounding high traffic corridors which have been prioritised due to their vulnerability to flash floods.He said the emergency response goes beyond short term relief and is anchored on a comprehensive plan to safeguard public health and urban safety.The programme includes clearing decades old blockages, replacing obsolete sewer infrastructure and redesigning storm water drainage systems to cope with increased rainfall and urban expansion.“We are embarking on a full revamp of Harare’s drainage and sewer network,” the mayor said.“This is not patch-work maintenance. This is a structural overhaul that will ensure our systems can withstand heavy rains, prevent flooding and improve public health across the city.”Mafume confirmed that council engineering teams have already been deployed in central Harare, where work is underway to desilt drains, remove illegal connections and install new piping in flood-prone areas as part of the immediate response to ongoing rains.He said similar operations will be extended to residential suburbs in the coming weeks as the city intensifies efforts to protect residents from flood related risks.“To achieve this, the council is working on a comprehensive budget framework that will support the entire programme,” Mafume said.“We are mobilising resources internally and exploring external partnerships to make sure funding does not stall progress. Harare residents deserve a city whose infrastructure works and we are committed to delivering exactly that.”The intervention will go a long way to alleviate the recurring flash floods and sewer spillages that have become a feature of Harare’s rainy season, with residents accusing the local authority of delayed responses in previous years.Mafume said the council is determined to act decisively and break the cycle.“Our goal is simple,” he said.
“A clean, safe, well-drained Harare. And we are acting now to make it a reality.”Leave a ReplyCancel reply NewsBy Nigel PfundeHarare- Harare City council has swiftly moved in to implement measures responding to the current flash floods,Express Mail Zim can reportThe move is aimed to protect lives, property and public welfare, Mayor Jacob Mafume has said.Speaking at Town House on Wednesday, Mafume said the council’s rapid intervention is part of its civil protection responsibility as authorities seek to end years of flooding and sewer failures that have endangered residents and disrupted businesses during the rainy season.“For too long, Harare has lived with blocked drains, collapsing sewer lines and flooding that puts lives and businesses at risk,” Mafume said.“We are now taking decisive action to rebuild the system from the ground up.”Mafume said the council had already identified high-risk zones in the city centre and that including Julius Nyerere Way, Robert Mugabe Road, Nelson Mandela Avenue and surrounding high traffic corridors which have been prioritised due to their vulnerability to flash floods.He said the emergency response goes beyond short term relief and is anchored on a comprehensive plan to safeguard public health and urban safety.The programme includes clearing decades old blockages, replacing obsolete sewer infrastructure and redesigning storm water drainage systems to cope with increased rainfall and urban expansion.“We are embarking on a full revamp of Harare’s drainage and sewer network,” the mayor said.“This is not patch-work maintenance. And we are acting now to make it a reality.” By Nigel PfundeHarare- Harare City council has swiftly moved in to implement measures responding to the current flash floods,Express Mail Zim can reportThe move is aimed to protect lives, property and public welfare, Mayor Jacob Mafume has said.Speaking at Town House on Wednesday, Mafume said the council’s rapid intervention is part of its civil protection responsibility as authorities seek to end years of flooding and sewer failures that have endangered residents and disrupted businesses during the rainy season.“For too long, Harare has lived with blocked drains, collapsing sewer lines and flooding that puts lives and businesses at risk,” Mafume said.“We are now taking decisive action to rebuild the system from the ground up.”Mafume said the council had already identified high-risk zones in the city centre and that including Julius Nyerere Way, Robert Mugabe Road, Nelson Mandela Avenue and surrounding high traffic corridors which have been prioritised due to their vulnerability to flash floods.He said the emergency response goes beyond short term relief and is anchored on a comprehensive plan to safeguard public health and urban safety.The programme includes clearing decades old blockages, replacing obsolete sewer infrastructure and redesigning storm water drainage systems to cope with increased rainfall and urban expansion.“We are embarking on a full revamp of Harare’s drainage and sewer network,” the mayor said.“This is not patch-work maintenance.
And we are acting now to make it a reality.” Harare- Harare City council has swiftly moved in to implement measures responding to the current flash floods,Express Mail Zim can report The move is aimed to protect lives, property and public welfare, Mayor Jacob Mafume has said. Speaking at Town House on Wednesday, Mafume said the council’s rapid intervention is part of its civil protection responsibility as authorities seek to end years of flooding and sewer failures that have endangered residents and disrupted businesses during the rainy season. “For too long, Harare has lived with blocked drains, collapsing sewer lines and flooding that puts lives and businesses at risk,” Mafume said.
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“We are now taking decisive action to rebuild the system from the ground up.” Mafume said the council had already identified high-risk zones in the city centre and that including Julius Nyerere Way, Robert Mugabe Road, Nelson Mandela Avenue and surrounding high traffic corridors which have been prioritised due to their vulnerability to flash floods. He said the emergency response goes beyond short term relief and is anchored on a comprehensive plan to safeguard public health and urban safety. The programme includes clearing decades old blockages, replacing obsolete sewer infrastructure and redesigning storm water drainage systems to cope with increased rainfall and urban expansion.
“We are embarking on a full revamp of Harare’s drainage and sewer network,” the mayor said.“This is not patch-work maintenance. This is a structural overhaul that will ensure our systems can withstand heavy rains, prevent flooding and improve public health across the city.”
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