Fix the water shortage
Published:Saturday | May 4, 2019 | 12:24 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
In the area where I live, given the water shortage, the water is turned off during the night and is promised and expected to be returned by 4:00 am. On Friday morning, water came back about 6:00 am.
The National Water Commission falls under the ambit of the Government, doesn’t it? And for years, since mi was a bwoy, we have had a water-supply problem, government after government. It doesn’t matter which party is in power. It appears that successive governments have failed, refused and/or neglected to address the issue of water seriously.
How can there be a 40-year recurring problem at this time every year and there is no change? Every year, there are water lock-offs. Presumably, the problem is known – more storage is required.
In root-cause analysis management, the problem is analysed, addressed and fixed.
What can be done differently?
In the final analysis, the question is asked: what can be done differently to prevent a recurrence? Not much appeared to have been done over the last three to four decades to mitigate the persistent water problems. Returning the water late on a Friday morning is not acceptable.
Remember, coupled with the decades-old state-occasioned water blunder, there is also the state-caused traffic construction blunder.
Leaving one’s home early is, therefore, prudent.
H. JOHNSON