On the issue of backlog, the Director for Infrastructure indicated that the municipality had a backlog of 12 000 units. There was also a challenge regarding poorly constructed houses but a submission was made to the national department about the issue. Constructed houses were registered with the NHBRC and were inspected. A policy on sanitation was the competency of the Department of Water Affairs and the Environmental and the implementation resided with the Department of Human Settlements, while the MIG was implemented by the municipalities. He urged that Parliament to address this as it was posing a challenge when it came to developments.