A contractor engaged by Carousel Trading Center to construct shops has allegedly punctured a water pipe which supplies water to nearby communities.
Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company Regional Community Development Officer Chishoma Musonda tells Diamond News that the utility company has written to Carousel to discontinue construction works.
Mr. Musonda adds that appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that the pipes are protected for better supply of the commodity to nearby areas.
When contacted by Diamond News, Carousel General Manager Hassan Koussan who admits the anomaly, saying the company will not construct on the site where the pipeline was punctured.
He however says the utility company had not informed Carousel Trading Center that the area they were constructing shops on had other pipe installations apart from the ones marked on the construction plan.
By Best Jere