Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, is worried about the progress of the Rundu Water Treatment Plant in the Kavango East Region.
Once operational, the Rundu Water Treatment Plant is expected to bring an end to the town's water crisis.
Villagers at Mateke in the Kavango East Region need potable water.
The villagers claim that their lives are at risk due to human-wildlife conflict.
The villagers say they walk about five kilometres to fetch water and are prone to being attacked by crocodiles.
To address water challenges faced by the people of the Kavango East Region, NamWater handed over the Kayengona and Shamvhura water supply river schemes to the residents of Rundu Rural and Ndiyona Constituencies yesterday.
The current drought continues to affect villagers who rely on rivers and boreholes for their daily water supply needs.
This is the same situation for residents in Konga Bayenda village in the Lusese area.
The Okahandja municipality is embarking on a number of projects to improve service delivery.
Among the projects are the construction of a fire station, the consolidation of plots 117 and 118, developing agricultural plots for the residents, and the Okahandja Medi Park.
If all goes according to plan, fresh desalinated water will be available from the desalination plant in the Erongo Region by 2027.
This announcement was made by Carl Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, during his address at a Land Development Conference in Henties Bay.
NamWater has decreased water supply to the City of Windhoek from 75% to 40% of the total demand.
This is because three dams supplying water to Windhoek are running low due to a minimal inflow during the rainy season.
This came to light during the council's meeting.
Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months.
They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground.
Sewage removal and water supply business owners at Rundu are unhappy with the order by the local town council for them to stop fetching water at the Rundu beach.
This, they claim, will severely affect their business.
The Outjo Town Council has drilled a larger borehole to increase the water supply to the town and address water supply challenges.
