a) The Department of Water and Sanitation has taken the following steps to address the funding challenges related to the Umzimvubu Water Project:
b) The current activities which have had costs associated to them are mainly the Design Development and construction of the Access Road. There were no cost overruns for the design development as it was within budget. The current contract for the construction of the Access Road, which is ongoing, is also within the budget with no overruns expected. The Department has started work on the construction of Ntabelanga Dam.
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