We pay $36 a week now to get my grandchild’s clothes washed at the laundry because of water cuts – Kada

A frustrated resident of Vatuyalewa in Tuirara says they have ended up paying $36 a week to get her grandchild's clothes washed at a laundry service because of water disruptions in their area.

Fane Kada says they also take their clothes to their relatives outside of Tovata to get it washed.

She says apart from washing clothes, they also fear drinking tap water because they do not want to get diarrhoea.

They are now buying bottled water.

Fane says sometimes they can go from three straight days or two weeks of water disruptions.

A Tovata resident, Corrina Malifa says their plea to the Water Authority of Fiji is have a heart for families facing this problem.

Malifa says they have babies at home and a having limited amount of water on a daily basis is a real struggle.

She says no one should ever be deprived of water.

Thousands of people living along the Suva to Nausori corridor have been facing water disruptions as reservoirs are not recovering well to its healthy operational levels.

Nine reservoirs are affected.

They include the Wainibuku reservoir, Tovata reservoir, Flagstaff reservoir, Kalabu reservoir, Nasinu reservoir, Nagatugatu reservoir, Tacirua reservoir, Dokanisuva reservoir and Colo-i-Suva reservoir.

Affected areas include parts of Makoi, Nepani, Nadawa, Davuilevu, Nakasi, Koronivia, Tovata, Caubati, Tacirua, Cunningham, Khalsa Rd, Ratu Sukuna Road, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Muanikau Road, Laucala Bay Road, McGregor Road, Domain Road, Victoria Parade from Sukuna Park to Nasese, Amy Street, Johnson Street, Spring Street, High Street, Stewart Street, Brown Street, Kinoya, Sakoca, Tamavua Koro, parts of Princes and Sawani Road, Dokanaisuva and Colo-i-Suva.

Call 5777 if you want a water carting truck to come to your area.

We have sent further questions to WAF about why the reservoir levels are not recovering well.

Fijivillage has also asked if WAF has enough water carting trucks to cater for all the affected areas as concerned residents have told us in the past that water trucks have come to their area at midnight sometimes.

There were also disruptions in water supply to thousands of people in parts of Lami, Suva and Nasinu last week.

WAF said last week their reservoirs were experiencing low production levels due to high turbidity levels or dirt in the water caused by the recent heavy rain.