Zoo Park a danger for kids
The Zoo Park in the Windhoek city centre has become a hazard for young children who use the playground, mostly due to the state of disrepair of the equipment.
The broken recreational equipment at the Zoo Park playground in the capital's central business district has become a safety risk for children.
The playground, which was once a haven where children played happily and safely, is now in a distraught state as most of the recreational equipment is broken, abandoned and in disrepair for a few years now.
Several of the swings at the playground are broken with sharp ends exposed, posing a serious risk for injury to the many children who still use the premises. The merry-go-round is stuck and next to the rocking horse lie exposed electricity cables on which children can easily trip and fall.
In an interview with Nampa recently, City of Windhoek public relations officer, Lydia Amutenya said City officials are aware of the poor state of the Zoo Park playground and have budgeted N$300 000 to revamp the entire park, including the playground equipment, irrigation system and the connection of semi-purified water.
She said rehabilitation of the park started at the beginning of September this year.
Zoo Park, which has been a focal place for social life in the city, has also lost much of its attractive botanical features as a result of the restrictions on water usage brought about to mitigate the impact of the devastating droughts of recent years.
Amutenya explained that the City could not maintain the lawn during last year's drought season, as there was a restriction on watering gardens.
“We enacted a directive for the public not to water their gardens, so we could not break our own order and keep irrigating the Zoo Park lawn, as the country was hit by a serious drought,” said Amutenya.
She said the parks division is currently working with the bulk water supply division to connect semi-purified water pipes from the Goreangab Water Reclamation plant to the park.
“The semi purified water will help to maintain the park even during drought seasons,” she explained.
- Nampa
Linea Dishena
The playground, which was once a haven where children played happily and safely, is now in a distraught state as most of the recreational equipment is broken, abandoned and in disrepair for a few years now.
Several of the swings at the playground are broken with sharp ends exposed, posing a serious risk for injury to the many children who still use the premises. The merry-go-round is stuck and next to the rocking horse lie exposed electricity cables on which children can easily trip and fall.
In an interview with Nampa recently, City of Windhoek public relations officer, Lydia Amutenya said City officials are aware of the poor state of the Zoo Park playground and have budgeted N$300 000 to revamp the entire park, including the playground equipment, irrigation system and the connection of semi-purified water.
She said rehabilitation of the park started at the beginning of September this year.
Zoo Park, which has been a focal place for social life in the city, has also lost much of its attractive botanical features as a result of the restrictions on water usage brought about to mitigate the impact of the devastating droughts of recent years.
Amutenya explained that the City could not maintain the lawn during last year's drought season, as there was a restriction on watering gardens.
“We enacted a directive for the public not to water their gardens, so we could not break our own order and keep irrigating the Zoo Park lawn, as the country was hit by a serious drought,” said Amutenya.
She said the parks division is currently working with the bulk water supply division to connect semi-purified water pipes from the Goreangab Water Reclamation plant to the park.
“The semi purified water will help to maintain the park even during drought seasons,” she explained.
- Nampa
Linea Dishena
Comments
Namibian Sun
No comments have been left on this article