Residential areas in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, are witnessing shortages of water after water tanker owners stopped distributing following an order issued by Juba City Council seeking to force distributors to lower the price of water distributed by tankers.
Residents told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that they are facing problem in getting drinking water for three days now.
They said this problem came after the Juba City Council issued an order to reduce the price of water, which led to the protest of tanker owners. The residents called on the City Council to reverse the order reducing the price of water distributed by tankers who are complaining of rise in price of fuel.
Deputy Mayor of Juba City Council Ater Ayiel said that the complaint by residents that there are shortages of water in residential areas is not correct. He told Radio Tamazuj that the City Council issued the order to reduce the price of water after meetings with the tanker owners.
He accused some of the tanker owners for not complying with the order which led the City Council to seize their tankers and fine them.