Lentswe, Klerksdorp - A delegation from the North West Housing Corporation visited the facilities of Midvaal Water Company this week and they were impressed by the facilities.
Led by its CEO, Bishop Sello Mogodiri, the delegation including developers, was taken on a tour of the water treatment facilities for a first-hand experience of the Midvaal Water’s capacity and capabilities. The visit comes on the heels of the historic visit of the premier, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, some two weeks ago.
The tour also took place against the backdrop of the cooperation agreement that the Housing Corporation and Midvaal Water entered into almost a year ago.
Commenting on his impression of the facilities, Bishop Mogodiri could not contain his excitement whilst expressing his satisfaction with the state of readiness of Midvaal Water to contribute to efforts to provide water on a sustainable basis to planned mega and smart cities. “I am overwhelmed by what I have just seen. Without doubt, Midvaal Water has what it takes to supply much-needed water to our ten smart and mega cities across the province,” he exclaimed. “Not only is the spare water capacity available but Midvaal Water has state-of-the-art facilities that are well maintained and run. This is what our mega and smart cities development needs to make them viable,” Bishop Mogodiri said.
“We have agreed with Midvaal Water to establish a joint technical team that will develop tangible plans to give concrete meaning to our cooperation agreement. We expect this team to work with the requisite speed and urgency to ensure that an implementation plan is finalised and gets rolled out without any delay,” Bishop Mogodiri said.
The CEO of Midvaal Water Company, Matshedisho Dikoko, expressed his appreciation for the visit and said they are elated that the CEO of the North West Housing Corporation and his delegation paid them a visit as part of efforts to secure a reliable source of bulk potable water for the mega and smart cities.
