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NamWater warns of water shortages due to illegal canal off-takes in Omusati

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2025-03-28
UUKWANGULA, 19 October 2019 – The canal that takes water from Olushandja Dam in the Omusati Region to the water treatment plant of NamWater at Oshakati. (Photo by: Mathias Nanghanda) NAMPA UUKWANGULA, 19 October 2019 – The canal that takes water from Olushandja Dam in the Omusati Region to the water treatment plant of NamWater at Oshakati. (Photo by: Mathias Nanghanda) NAMPA
OSHAKATI, 28 MAR (NAMPA) – NamWater has issued a strong appeal to residents of the Omusati Region to immediately cease all illegal off-takes of water directly from its canals.
NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata told Nampa on Thursday these unauthorised activities cause significant disruptions to the water supply and damage the integrity of the infrastructure.
According to Ndamanomhata, they have observed an alarming practice in the area betwe...
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