JABULANI SIKHAKHANE: To fix assets, municipalities first need to know what they are
Greater focus on maintenance will show which are vulnerable to climate change
19 April 2022 - 15:35
One factor contributing to the devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal is neglect of maintenance of infrastructure by municipalities.
Other than ensuring that infrastructure continues to operate efficiently, keeping to a maintenance regimen can make it easy for a municipality to keep track of which infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding. Poorly maintained infrastructure is easily swept away by floods...
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