Council must fix burst sewer pipes

EDITOR — Burst sewer pipes are a health time bomb as they may result in outbreaks of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and typhoid.

City fathers have been slow in dealing with burst sewer pipes in residential areas and residents have complained endless times.

Questions continue to be raised on the logic behind the payment of high rentals and water charges if the money is not being used for the development of residential areas.

The most dangerous of all problems when dealing with a sewage line burst is toxic gas.

This is something that will immediately cause your house to smell.

Bacteria like salmonella or pinworms can make their way into houses through even slightly split pipes. Bacteria can cause extensive illnesses that might put you in a hospital bed for a while, which will inconvenience a family if the disease affects the breadwinner.

Council needs to act on the reports filed so that mistrust between the city fathers and residents doesn’t grow into violent anger.

This is one of the reasons why people do not pay their bills which then accumulate to high levels.

Council says it aims to see Harare becoming a world class city by 2025 yet they are doing the opposite. Achieving world class status demands hard work — which means walking the talk. Tendai Zewa, Harare.