Harare Mayor, Herbert Gomba has updated residents that the municipality has received chlorine after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe released $150 000 last night.
In an update to Harare residents, Gomba said;
“Supplies of chlorine gas have started arriving at Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant ensuring that water treatment continues. We continue to engage the monetary authorities (RBZ)for payment to other suppliers of different chemicals to be done :the arrival of chlorine gas is as a result of the RBZ releasing $150 000,00US DOLLARS ? LAST NIGHT.
Below is a brief chemicals status report ??
water treatment chemicals status report I got today
@Lime- nothing in stock
@HtH only enough till end of the day today
@Sulphuric Acid- Nothing in Stock
@Chlorine- Supplied today
@Alum- 4-5 days stock
@Carbon- Enough in stock
Gomba added that the situation is still bad saying they are still engaged for more resources.