Staff Reporter | The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has out rightly refused to reconnect water supplies to Gwanda town as the town enters its 6th day without a drop of water today.

The water authority installed bulk prepaid water meters to the local authority’s main water reservoirs at the beginning of this month with only ten days water supply which was exhausted last week before demanding for prepayment from the council for water.

Since the temporary credit was used up, ZINWA has been demanding council to purchase at least $170 000 worth of water half of which will be automatically be deducted from the payment towards a ten million dollar debt council owes to ZINWA.

The local authority has been unable to raise the amount demanded by the water authority leaving the town dry for six days to today.

Meanwhile, the Gwanda Residents Association has written to council demanding for an urgent tripartite meeting involving the residents, council and ZINWA. The residents have threatened to go on a massive demonstration demanding ZINWA to exit the dual administration of the water supply in the town.

Meanwhile health authorities in the town have warned of a possible cholera outbreak in the town as residents are forced to use the bushes to relieve themselves.