Life will never be the same for the residents of Reagile Extension 08, which is an information settlement near Koster in Kgetleng Rivier local municipality after the department handed over a R12, 5 million worth water reticulation project, bringing to an end water shortage problem in the area.
North West MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs Manketsi Tlhape who officially handed over the project yesterday, said other developments were already in the pipeline for the area.“Now that the project is complete and all of residences now have access to water up to RDP standards.
Each and every household has its own metered stand pipe and as government we have delivered on our promise to the Reagile Ext. 8 community. Access to clean water is a basic human right and it is even enshrined in our Constitution. We hope that one of the benefits from this water reticulation project is good health, development and dignity, to all residents.
“More developments and provision of important services are coming to this area just like in other parts of different municipalities. Water will never be a headache to you anymore.
Currently electricity is being installed and will be completed soon to improve your livelihood even more. Sanitation will be provided through a housing project that envisaged for the area. Many other developments have been planned for this area and we are appealing to exercise patience”, she said.
One of the beneficiaries of the project is Jackson Motshwaedi (27) who has been living in the area for eight years. “We were travelling to communal taps which did not have a constant supply of water.
Trucks would deliver sometimes deliver water for us with tanks. That was assisting but sometimes water would be finished and it took some time before the tanks are refilled again. Now the situation has changed for the better, thanks to government.
I can now even do a vegetable garden in the yard and water my plants”, explained Motshwaedi. Reagile Ext. 8 is a newly developed area with a total number of 1 661 households with an average of five (5) people per household, with an estimated population of 8000 people.
The project which was funded through Provincial Infrastructure Grant (PIG), creating employment opportunities for 28 people and four (4) local emerging contractors who were sub-contracted.
