LWSC suspends selling of water to help deal with Cholera outbreak

LWSC Public Relations Officer Nshamba Muzungu

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) has suspended the selling of water at its communal taps in Kanyama, John Laing and Chibolya compounds in the wake of the Cholera outbreak in Kanyama.

The Company says this is to allow more people of the areas to access safe and clean drinking water for free during the period.

Company Public Relations Officer Nshamba Muzungu tells QFM News that the company is urging the residents of Lusaka to desist from using water from shallow wells and other unsafe sources in the wake of the Cholera outbreak in Kanyama compound.

Mr. Muzungu says the company is also undertaking door to door sanitation awareness campaign in Kanyama Compound where it is promoting hygiene and hand washing.

He says in addition the water utility company has also increased the Chlorine dosage for the water that is supplied by Water Trusts in peri-urban areas and will soon be distributing chlorine to households in peri-urban areas.

Mr. Muzungu has also disclosed that the water utility company is expecting to receive about five thousand boxes of Chlorine from UNICEF and will soon be distributing chlorine in all the peri-urban areas regardless whether there have been reported outbreaks or not.

The LWSC Public Relations Officer has since advised Lusaka residents to ensure that they access clean and safe drinking water supplied by Utility Company in order to avoid drinking contaminated water and getting infected with waterborne diseases such as Cholera.