The Ministry of Health is investigating a decision by the Harare City Council. The council allowed a cemetery to be built on top of a major water pipeline, which has raised fears that the water could get dirty.
Not long ago, the city dumped sewage into a river that flows into Lake Chivero, from which the city gets a lot of its water. This hurts the environment and the health of people and animals.
The council gave a permit for a private cemetery to be built near the Prince Edward water treatment plant. People are worried that chemicals from dead bodies and coffins could leak into the water if there is a break in the pipeline. This would make the water unsafe to drink.
The Health Ministry sent a team to check out the situation. They will write a report about what they find. The minister might make a statement after reading the report.
The city said it knows about people's worries and is trying to fix the problem. But it gave the permit without waiting for an environmental study to be done first. This study would have looked at how the cemetery might affect the environment and people's health.
Experts think building a cemetery in this spot is a bad idea. They say it could dirty the city's water supply, just like what happened at Lake Chivero. They also point out that the city didn't talk to the community before giving the permit, which is something they're supposed to do.
The city needs to be more careful when deciding where to put cemeteries. They have to consider how this will impact the environment and the health of the people who live there. It's important to get input from everyone who might be affected before making big choices like this.
Not long ago, the city dumped sewage into a river that flows into Lake Chivero, from which the city gets a lot of its water. This hurts the environment and the health of people and animals.
The council gave a permit for a private cemetery to be built near the Prince Edward water treatment plant. People are worried that chemicals from dead bodies and coffins could leak into the water if there is a break in the pipeline. This would make the water unsafe to drink.
The Health Ministry sent a team to check out the situation. They will write a report about what they find. The minister might make a statement after reading the report.
The city said it knows about people's worries and is trying to fix the problem. But it gave the permit without waiting for an environmental study to be done first. This study would have looked at how the cemetery might affect the environment and people's health.
Experts think building a cemetery in this spot is a bad idea. They say it could dirty the city's water supply, just like what happened at Lake Chivero. They also point out that the city didn't talk to the community before giving the permit, which is something they're supposed to do.
The city needs to be more careful when deciding where to put cemeteries. They have to consider how this will impact the environment and the health of the people who live there. It's important to get input from everyone who might be affected before making big choices like this.
