In an interview with The Herald yesterday, Harare City Council corporate communications manager Michael Chideme confirmed that two boreholes were decommissioned in Glen View after the water tested positive for Vibrio cholerae, a cholera causing bacteria.
He said apart from decommissioning boreholes, repairs to damaged sewer pipes was being done. Said Chideme:
Yes, I can confirm that we have decommissioned two boreholes in Glen View because we suspected they were the epicentre of the spread of cholera in the area. The water was positive when it was tested for the bacterium. Besides decommissioning of boreholes, we are also replacing all collapsed sewer pipes in Glen View and Budiriro for a start, then we will soon move to other areas. The work has already started and is in progress.
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