Question NW4225 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
18 December 2015 - NW4225
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) What amount has been made available by her department to each province that has been declared a drought disaster area, (b) from which budget will this money be allocated, (c) how soon will it be made available to each province and (d) how will this money be prioritised?
Reply:
(a) Below are amounts for each province that has been declared a drought disaster area:
|
Province |
Budget Requested |
Allocated Budget |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
R 502 304 426.33 |
R 502 304 426.33 |
|
Free State |
R311 843 331.00 |
R0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
R153 710000.00 |
R0 |
|
Limpopo |
R114 600 000.00 |
R0 |
|
North West |
R222 211000.00 |
R0 |
(b) Funds are re-prioritised in my Department’s budget.
(c) The Municipalities in the affected provinces are paid in accordance with their approved drought intervention plans once work has been completed and on receipt of valid invoices with the necessary supporting documentation. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province is the only province with allocated funds thus far. As of the 8 December 2015, a total of R 214 713 491.16 has been paid and a further R94 451 166.47 is in the process of being paid in KZN.
(d) Funds are prioritised according to need, level of stress (criticality), expected effectiveness, viability & speed of interventions and numbers of households being affected.
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