Residents of Manzanilla and Plum Road are happy once again, as water has returned to their taps.
The residents told Guardian Media yesterday that they are receiving water but on a scheduled basis, which they appreciate.
However, in South Manzanilla, the low water pressure is unable to reach houses in elevated areas. WASA is, however, providing a truck borne water supply to those residents.
The residents had staged a protest on January 29 at the corner of Plum Road and Manzanilla Main Road to highlight their problems.
Housewives, who had come out at 4 am to support the protest, said they could not do household chores as water was not available.
Spokesman Gavin Lezama yesterday extended a thank you to Guardian Media and CNC3 for highlighting their water problem.
Lezama told Guardian Media that acting technical (East) officer of WASA, Gisselle Deyal-Boodoo, met with the residents and promised to provide a pipe-borne water supply. She also told them that they would receive a supply in their taps once per week in the interim until the 24/7 supply becomes available.
Lezama said the residents were grateful for this arrangement, as residents’ water tanks are now filled. He said this was what residents had been asking for at least a supply for one day per week so they can fill their water tanks and be satisfied.
Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla, Dr Rai Ragbir, who had been monitoring and making a request to Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales to have water returned to the residents’ taps, said he was relieved that water was returned to the residents.