Gaborone: The Gaborone City Council has started their preparation for the upcoming rainy season in the country. Gaborone District Disaster Management Committee has taken up an awareness campaign. The initiative aims to prepare the people for the upcoming season.
The office of the District Commissioner worked with the other stakeholders of the district administration for the initiative. They took up a campaign in targeted areas to desilt stormwater drainage to ease the flow of rainwater.
The campaign targeted areas which have proven to be prone to flooding in the past. These areas include:
Ledumang
Tsholofelo East and West,
Tshweneng
Old Naledi
Bokamoso Junior Secondary School
White City
Maruapula Block 3, Phase 4
Kgale View, Block 5 and
Gaborone West Phase 1.
District Commissioner, City Mayor, Town Clerk, Water Utilities Cooperation, Botswana Housing Corporation, Ward development team members, District Disaster Management Committee members and other district leadership led the teams.
The people of Gaborone have applauded the authorities for their work in ensuring the safety and security of the people. The floods can cause several problems for the people of the region, including issues in mobility, damage to property and life and untoward accidents.
Accordingly, the district authorities, especially the Gaborone District Disaster Management Committee, conduct annual awareness campaigns. These initiatives are designed to keep the people of the country prepared for the weather situations that they may have to face.
People took to the comments section of the Gaborone City Council’s post to appreciate the team for taking the initiative. Social media user, Peters K. Moatswi wrote:
Good job, Gaborone City Council. As a resident of Gaborone, I can see your efforts and appreciate them. I’m just worried that you will be removing the soil and other debris and putting it right next to the stormwater drainage.
The social media user has also shared some advice with the officials of the Gaborone District Disaster Management committee.
He stated, “By the end of the rainy season, the same soil will be right back where it was. This means that every year, you are technically doing the same thing and yet expecting different results.”
He said, I am no engineer, but if I was the one doing it, common sense dictates that I should at least spread the soil a little bit further. The authorities pile the soil right on the edge of the road, and before the end of the week, the same soil is back on the road.
