{"id":297216,"date":"2020-10-18T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T10:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=297216"},"modified":"2020-10-18T12:10:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T10:10:47","slug":"water-shortage-remains-critical-in-omusati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=297216","title":{"rendered":"Water shortage remains critical in Omusati"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>DESPITE the water situation slowly returning to normal, the Omusati Region lately remains critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NamWater&#8217;s Head of Public Relations and Communication, Johannes Shigwedha, however, revealed that the situation is being addressed on a different platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shigwedha stated that the water reached Oshakati this morning and the production capacity has picked up from 800 cm\/h to 1400 cm\/h.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The demand for these areas is 1800 cm\/h and we normally pump 2000 cm\/h under normal circumstances,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg\" alt=\"Water shortage critical Omusati situation Region\" class=\"wp-image-297212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Water-shortage-remains-critical-in-Omusati.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>WATER CRISIS: Johannes Shigwedha. Photo: File<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thus, he said, the situation is slowly returning to normal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shigwedha further noted that right now, they will supply until 09h00 so that water reaches some parts not receiving water currently.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Shigwedha indicated that NamWater trucks are providing water directly to the sensitive areas, such as hospitals and schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to him, water is expected to be available in Oshana, Oshikoto and Ohangwena regions from 05h00 to 08h00, 13h00 to 15h00 and 18h00 to 20h00.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are cautioning that during the hours when water is available, far away areas from the water source such as Omuthiya and Omutsegonime may not receive water,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He requested those affected by a shortage of water to be patient with them while they ensure that water reaches all affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":297212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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