ESITHOMBENI: Kungesikhathi iMeya yeTheku ukhansela Cyril Xaba yamukela ukwethulwa kwemoto yesimanje yokulwa nezimo zomlilo edolobheni
Ukuzibophezela okuqinile koMasipala waseThekwini ekusindiseni izimpilo nasekuqiniseni izinsiza zokucisha umlilo nezokutakula kugqame ngesikhathi iMeya yoMkhandlu, uKhansela Cyril Xaba, yethula imoto yesimanje yokulwa nomlilo i-Aerial Ladder Platform ebize izigidi ezingama-R29.
Lolu tshalomali olubalulekile luwuphawu lwesinyathelo esikhulu ekuqiniseni ukuphepha komphakathi nasekuthuthukiseni amandla eDolobha okuphendula ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
Ukuthengwa kwale moto kufike ngesikhathi esibucayi njengoba iTheku liqhubeka nokubhekana nezigameko zomlilo nezokutakula eziya ngokuya ziba nzima, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi kanye nasezakhiweni ezinde.
Ukufakwa kwalolu phiko oluthuthukisiwe lokulwa nomlilo kuqinisa ukuzibophezela koMasipala ekuhlinzekeni ngezinsiza eziphendula ngokushesha, ukusebenza ngobungcweti, kanye nokuvikela imiphakathi.
ISekela leMeya yaseThekwini, uKhansela Zandile Myeni, lichaze ukwethulwa kwale moto njengomzuzu obalulekile eDolobheni futhi lagcizelela ukubaluleka kwalolu tshalomali ekuqiniseni amandla kaMasipala okuphendula ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
“Ukwethulwa kwanamuhla kumayelana nokuqinisa isethembiso sethu sokuvikela abantu baseThekwini. Le Aerial Ladder Platform yesimanje inika izicishamlilo zethu amandla okufinyelela kude kakhulu, ziphendule ngokushesha, futhi zisindise izimpilo eziningi, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini ebhekene nobungozi obukhulu,” kusho yena.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi lolu tshalomali lukhombisa ukuzibophezela kweDolobha ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi akukho sicelo sosizo esingaphendulwa nokuthi wonke umhlali uthola ukuvikelwa okumfanele.
Le moto inezinga eliphakeme lokusebenza njengoba ineladi elifinyelela kumamitha angama-44 futhi ikwazi ukufinyelela ezakhiweni ezifika ezitezi eziyi-14 ukuphakama. Le nkundla yesimanje esebenza ngohlelo lwe-hydraulic ithuthukisa kakhulu amandla eDolobha okulwa nomlilo nokutakula abantu.
Le yunithi enesisindo samathani angama-35 yakhelwe ukuthi isetshenziswe ngokushesha, okuvumela ukuphendula okusheshayo nokusebenza ngempumelelo ngesikhathi sezimo zomlilo nezokutakula.
Imoto ifakwe inkundla esebenza nge-hydraulic, ikheji elivikelekile lokutakula nokukhipha abantu ezakhiweni, kanye nohlelo olunamandla lokuphakela amanzi oluvumela izicishamlilo ukuthi zilwe nomlilo zisendaweni ephakeme ngokunemba.
Ubuchwepheshe besimanje bokuzinzisa imoto kanye nezilawuli ezikhethekile buqinisekisa ukusebenza okuphephile nokusebenzayo ngesikhathi sezigameko eziyingozi kakhulu.
USekela leMeya uMyeni uthe lolu tshalomali luhambisana nombono obanzi kaMasipala wokwakha idolobha eliqinile, elihlakaniphile nelikulungele ikusasa.
“Ukuphepha kwabahlali bethu kuhlala kuyinto eza kuqala. Sizoqhubeka nokutshala izimali ezingqalasizindeni zesimanje, kubuchwepheshe obuthuthukile, nasekuthuthukiseni izicishamlilo zethu ukuze sihlale sikulungele ukuphendula ngendlela efanele ngezikhathi zobunzima,” kusho yena.
Ukufakwa kwale yunithi yesimanje kukhulisa imikhumbi yezimoto ezikhethekile zokulwa nomlilo ezisebenza emoyeni ibe zine, futhi lezi zimoto zibekwe ezindaweni ezibalulekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukumbozwa okulinganayo kuyo yonke iTheku.
Leli khono elengeziwe lizonciphisa isikhathi sokuphendula, landise indawo yokusebenza, futhi liqinise amandla eDolobha okuphendula ngokuqinile ezimeni eziphuthumayo eziyinkimbinkimbi.
Lolu tshalomali luyingxenye yohlelo oluqhubekayo lukaMasipala lokwenza imikhumbi yezimoto zokulwa nomlilo ibe yesimanje kanye nokuhlomisa abasebenzi ngamathuluzi, ubuchwepheshe namakhono adingekayo ukuze basebenzele imiphakathi ngendlela ephumelelayo.
Le mpumelelo iphinde iqinisekise ukuzibophezela koMasipala waseThekwini ekusindiseni izimpilo, ekuvikeleni impahla, nasekwakheni imiphakathi ephephile futhi eqinile.
