An amount of R750 million has been allocated over the 2011 MTEF period towards this dam. Of this amount, R200 million is for the replacement of the faulty pipes. In the outer year of the MTEF, the Department anticipated that an amount of R245.6 million would be shifted. For the 2011/12 Financial year, the Department received an allocation of R203 million. This amount was there to cover the expenses of the new steel pipes which were to be laid parallel to the existing pipes. Of this amount, a total of R22 million has been spent albeit not on infrastructure, but on project management expenses. It was reported that consultants had been appointed and that the design and tender bid stages were 80 per cent complete. The Department reported that contractors would be on site by the end of 2011 to commence with the installation of the new pipeline. Out of the 13 communities meant to benefit from the Nandoni Dam, 6 were affected by the challenges relating to the pipes. These six communities were thus not receiving water.