The drought-stricken communities of Polokwane and Praktiseer  recently received relief in the form of mobile reservoirs with a storage capacity of 80 000 litres per truck.

During a public engagement event at Segorong Sports Ground in Praktiseer situated in the Sekhukhune area, Limpopo; Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane told members of the community and dignitaries that the trucks are a short term intervention that forms part of the integrated drought efforts with the provincial government and the municipalities in the province.

The Minister said plans are in place to spend R1.2 billion on medium to long-term interventions in different parts of the province.

Plans include reticulations; building more reservoirs; refurbishment of Waste Water Treatment Plants, borehole drilling; household support to women and child-headed homes; War on Leaks project and Drop-The-Block water saving campaign.

According to the Minister, the government is earnestly responding to people’s challenges and needs to the best of its ability.

She urged the community to refrain from burning of infrastructure when some services are slow in reaching them.

She added that drought requires people to come up with innovative solutions for saving water, adhering to municipal restrictions as it is for sustainability of the resource, reporting vandalism of infrastructure and disconnect illegal water connections.

Minister Mokonyane explained that the drought is affecting not only Limpopo but many parts of the country due to Climate Change impact.