MOSSEL BAY NEWSFLASH - The landslides experienced in parts of Seemeeuvlug, and the Botha Street and Nicolai Street areas in Great Brak River will not be declared disaster areas, instead, it will be scaled down to a Landslide Incident.
At the municipal council meeting on 28 September, councillors learnt that the cost of repairs to municipal infrastructure incurred by the municipality due to landslides are R2 210 245 for the Seemeeuvlug area and R1 298 905 for the Botha Street area in Great Brak River.
In terms of the Disaster Management Act (Act 57 of 2002), and the guidelines provided in terms of the National Disaster Management Framework, a percentage of the municipality's own revenue must be allocated to address the disaster before additional financial assistance can be asked for from either provincial or national government.
According to this framework, the threshold percentage for the Mossel Bay municipality is 0.6% of own revenue.
Before an item can be submitted to the Eden District municipality in support of the local disaster declaration, the Eden Disaster Management Centre would need to be able to motivate to the provincial disaster management centre that this threshold has been reached.
However, as the amounts spent by the Mossel Bay municipality have not yet reached the set threshold, the disaster declaration will have to be scaled down.
Read previous articles:
- Grondverskuiwingsgesprek: meer vrae as antwoorde
- Update: Seemeeu Park a disaster area
- Public meeting on Seeumeeu Park issue
- Disaster area to be declared in Seemeeupark
- 'Noodsituasie' by ontwikkelings
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