Khato Civils overcomes Hurdles to Deliver Masama 100km :: Mmegi Online

On Wednesday this week, on a sweltering winter day at the Mmamashia treatment plant, the long end of the Masama 100km water project, Khato Civils Executive Chairman Simbi Phiri beamed with excitement in front of clicking cameras of journalists as he demonstrated passionately and proudly with bolts and flanges paraphernalia.

The components are new arrivals. They were being brought to the site from various Johannesburg manufacturers on a daily basis for the final touches of joining pipes and valves in the inlets and water chambers of the 100km pipeline project ahead of pressure tests and flow of water along the 100km pipeline from Masama East and West aquifers, capable of pumping 64 mega liters of water per day.

About 11 000 of these pieces will be fitted in inlets and valve chambers ahead of water testing stage along the pipeline.

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