An execution plan is needed by the government for our ageing water infrastructure as thousands of people in the Tamavua, Samabula and Lami area continue to experience water cuts.
The Water Authority of Fiji has been working around the clock to deal with prolonged issues including blockages and burst mains almost every single day now.
This has been exacerbated due to a serious lack of investment and developments in our infrastructure.
When contacted on the latest disruption from yesterday, WAF Chief Operating Officer, Seru Soderberg says their team managed to carry out diving at Savura at 2:30 this morning.
Soderberg confirms that the inflow has increased from 40 million litres to 61 million litres a day.
He says the duty operations team is verifying areas still affected this morning.
They will provide an update on restoration at around mid morning today.
More water cuts affected thousands of residents in Tamavua, Samabula and Lami due to raw water intake blockages from yesterday.
The affected areas : Low Pressure to No Water - all feeding from Tamavua Reservoir, Namadi Heights, Princes Road, Samabula area, Bureta Street, Rewa Street, Ratu Sukuna Road, Nailuva Road, Delainavesi, elevated areas in Lami, Panaromic, Waiqanake and Togalevu, Wrong Turn, Sakoca, Upper Khalsa, Tacirua Heights, Nagatugatu residents next to the Reservoir, Tamavua Koro, Upper Ragg Avenue, Deovji Street, Tacirua Bus, Amputch Street, Seventh Day Church Dokanaisuva to Tacirua Fijian School, Vunuleba Settlement, Naisogo, Colo-i-Suva Crest Chicken, Princes Road, Marshall Road, Taqairua, Vunikawai, Uluibeka, Colanaivau, Valesasa, Naitaqiri Nillgrey.
WAF divers will dive as soon as it is safe to clear blockages.
We have been trying to speak to Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau.
Stay with us for developments.
While speaking at the launch of the Water Sector Strategy 2050, Ro Filipe said the Ministry for Public Works is calling on every individual, stakeholder, and donor to work together to improve water services, not only in urban areas but in all communities in Fiji, as an investment of $8.5 billion is needed for water and sanitation over the next three decades.
WAF Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Amit Chanan, says WAF also needs to renew its ageing infrastructure since most of it is old, which can result in disruptions and inefficiencies in the delivery of water and wastewater services.
He says there is a need to invest in asset renewal and system redundancy to ensure a reliable 24/7 service supply to customers.
Dr. Chanan has also stressed the need for development partners to work together.
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