CWM Hospital faces water cuts again
WAF to confirm if it is due to current water disruptions

CWM Hospital faces water cuts again

WAF to confirm if it is due to current water disruptions

By Mosese Raqio
Thursday 12/12/2024

The CWM Hospital is once again without water as staff are handing out water bottles to patients.

Questions are being asked about whether the hospital has a backup water supply.

The issue is impacting surgeries and patient care while feeding has been put on hold because no water and clean practices are compromised.

While responding to our questions, the Water Authority of Fiji says they cannot confirm at the moment if the water cut at the hospital is from the current water disruptions for residents fed from the Tamavua and Upper Tovata due to low treated water production influenced by high raw water turbidity, or if it is a Ministry of Health issue.

They say hospitals are their top priority when it comes to water disruptions and they usually provide water carts to fill up the backup system at hospitals.

They add the current water disruption is impacting their ability to maintain normal operations at these facilities.

WAF says low pressure to no water will affect high elevated areas including all residents feeding from Mead Road, Upper Samabula, Bayview Heights, Tamavua Reservoir, Namadi Heights, Princes Road, Rewa Street, Ratu Sukuna, Nailuva, Delainavesi, Tamavua, Elevated Lami areas, Panaromic, Waiqanake, Togalevu, Wrong Turn, Sakoca, Upper Khalsa, Tacirua Heights, Nagatugatu Residents next to Reservoir, Tamavua Koro, Upper Ragg, Deovji Street, Tacirua Bus, Amputch Street, Princes Road, LDS, Twomey, Bel Air Road, Dokanaisuva - Seventh Day Church Dokanaisuva to Tacirua Fijian School, Vunuleba Settlement.

Naisogo, Colo-I-Suva Crest Chicken, Princes Road, Marshall Road, Taqairua, Vunikawai, Uluibeka, Colanaivau, Valesasa, Naitaqiri Nillgrey will have no water.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says there is adequate backup water storage at the hospital to cater for the hospital's need.

However, he is yet to confirm why patients are being handed water bottles.

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