As more than 112 thousand people in the greater Suva and Lami areas continue to face water cuts, Water Authority of Fiji engineers have been working tirelessly around the clock at the Savura hills where two main water trunk lines were washed away over the weekend.
During a media visit to the Savura hills in Colo-i-Suva this afternoon, it was observed that the Water Authority of Fiji officials are very close to fixing one of the water trunk lines.
Word from the ground is that they are working on the trunk line that holds a much bigger water volume and it will be able to supply water to majority of the residents once it is up and running.
Work on this trunk line is expected to finish by this weekend after which work is expected to start on the second trunk line.
Meanwhile, the Consumer Council of Fiji is calling on the Water Authority of Fiji to be more responsible in their distribution of water.
Council Chief Executive Officer, Premila Kumar said concerns have been raised that in some streets the carting truck is only able to cover half the street and it does not come back to complete the rest of the street, which further frustrates people who have been waiting in anticipation for long hours.
Kumar said the Authority should come up with a water distribution schedule rather than putting out advertisements to advise customers of the areas where water disruptions have occurred.
Some frustrated residents in Tamavua and Samabula have also raised serious concerns that water trucks have not come to their area since Sunday.
Residents from Princes Road, Lovoni Road, Bureta Street and other surrounding areas say some water trucks pass many houses, stop for a few minutes and then drive away while people are still waiting with their buckets on the roadside.
They say that they have called the Water Authority many times and they keep assuring residents that the trucks are coming.
They are calling on the Water Authority to ensure that the truck drivers and the cartage team go to all the affected areas and ensure that everyone standing with empty buckets are given water.
Fijivillage has raised the issue with the Water Authority.
