Media Alert: Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery to Conduct Oversight Visits in KZN

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Parliament, Thursday, 26 May 2022 – The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery will this weekend (27 – 30 May 2022) conduct oversight visits in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province.

The committee noted the urgency of undertaking an oversight visit to Kwazulu-Natal to assess the impact and devastation wrought to communities, businesses and infrastructure by the flooding disasters that occurred in April 2022.

The site visits will factor in the enormity of the damage and destruction, and further evaluate the extent to which national and provincial departments responded to the initial call by President Ramaphosa on the immediate humanitarian relief, ensuring that all affected people were safe and with their basic needs met. The visits will also assess whether there has been stabilisation and recovery, which includes rehousing people who have lost homes and restoring the provision of services. The visit will also evaluate the progress on reconstruction and rebuilding.


Details of the KZN programme are as follows:

Day 1: Friday, 27 May 2022 (KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT, ILEMBE DISTRICT & ETHEKWINI METRO)

Appointment

RP / Presenter
Co – Chairpersons and KZN principals






All delegates



All delegates

Venue

Official opening of the programme: (1 hour)

  • Purpose and introductions
  • Briefing by KZN COGTA , KZN Public Works & Human Settlements, KCDM, IDM & EThekwini Metro


Site visit to Eshowe (Human Settlements: Completed Temporary Residential Units)

Site visit to the Tongaat water treatment plant

Council Chamber,
Umlalazi Local Municipality (Eshowe)





Umlalazi Local Municipality

EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Day 2: Saturday, 28 May 2022 (ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY & ETHEKWINI METRO)

Appointment

RP / Presenter

Venue
  • Purpose of the visit
  • Briefing by KLM


Site visit: KwaDukuza Road Infrastructure

Site visit: Umdloti (M4 between Umdloti and Ballito: Road infrastructure damage)
Site visit: Durban Port Terminal ( Access to port | Bayhead Road Wash Away)

Site visit: Prince Mshiyeni Hospital (Umlazi)

Site visit : Brettonwood High School (Umlazi)

Co-Chairpersons
KwaDukuza LM principals

All delegates

All delegates


All delegates

All delegates

Co – Chairpersons




KwaDukuza Local Municipality

KwaDukuza LM

EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Day 3: Sunday, 29 May 2022 (UGU DISRICT MUNICIPALITY & ETHEKWINI METRO)

Appointment

RP / Presenter

Venue
  • Purpose of the visit and Introductions
  • Briefing by Ugu District Municipality


Site visits : Schools

Site visit: Mthamvuna pump station

Site visit: N2 Umgababa road infrastructure damage

Co – Chairpersons
Ugu DM Principals


All delegates

All delegates

All delegates

Council Chambers, 10 Connor Street, Port Shepstone

Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality


EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Day 4: Monday, 30 May 2022 (UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT & ETHEKWINI METRO)

Appointment

RP / Presenter

Venue
  • Purpose of the visit and Introductions
  • Briefing by UMgungundlovu DM


Site visit: Sinkhole at KwaGezubuso

Site visit: Nagle Dam (Cato Ridge)

Site visit: MR 551 Road to Shongweni

Site visit: Amaoti Ward 53 & 57 (Human Settlements: Shelters)

Co – Chairpersons
UMDM Principals

All delegates

All delegates

All delegates

All delegates

Msunduzi Local Municipality

EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality




























Members of the media who wish to cover the committee during the oversight visit are requested to send their details to the committee’s media officer.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES.

For media enquiries, please contact the committee’s Media Officer:
Name: Ms Faith Ndenze
Parliamentary Communication Services
Tel: 021 403 8268
Cell: 081 377 0686
Email: fndenze@parliament.gov.za