{"id":4213,"date":"2024-09-16T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4213"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:49:09","slug":"bulawayo-explores-deep-drilling-to-tap-aquifer-amid-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4213","title":{"rendered":"Bulawayo Explores Deep Drilling to Tap Aquifer Amid Water Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulawayo City Council is considering using 2,000-meter drilling rigs to access water from the aquifer beneath the city, as the water crisis worsens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor David Coltart noted, &#8220;We need to tap into this aquifer to alleviate the water crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillors expressed concerns about the deteriorating water situation, with supply dams nearing decommissioning and issues like evaporation losses and leaks in the water reticulation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Illegal mining activities along the riverbed have exposed the Insiza pipeline, increasing the risk of further damage,&#8221; said one councillor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for extensive research into underground water sources and effective strategies for managing water resources was emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Coltart acknowledged the council&#8217;s efforts to investigate borehole drilling technologies, but also pointed out the negative impact of illegal gold panning on water quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents are calling for clear timelines and actionable plans to improve water service delivery, as the city faces significant challenges in managing its water resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need sustainable solutions to this escalating water crisis,&#8221; said a resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulawayo City Council is considering using 2,000-meter drilling rigs to access water from the aquifer beneath the city, as the water crisis worsens. Mayor David Coltart noted, &#8220;We need to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4216,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions\/4216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}