WATER Authority of Fiji’s headquarters at Manohan building will be closed until Tuesday as the Department of Mineral Resources conducts assessments on the integrity of the building.

The building was initially closed on Wednesday after several tremors were felt at the building and yesterday, the further closure was confirmed.

“Our geotech survey team was involved on Wednesday afternoon and yesterday to ascertain the stability of the structure relative to the ground the building is on,” acting director Mineral Resources Raijeli Taga said.

“The results are not favourable though and they would continue assessment on Sunday to further confirm their initial finding.

“They have advised that a structural engineer carry out assessment on the buildings as cracks and movement of the building is evident on the wall and the structure.”

WAF chief executive officer Opetaia Ravai said in dealing with the temporary closure, measures were taken to ensure customer services continued.

For instance, the WAF Call Centre has been temporarily shut down but is expected to resume receiving customer complaints and requests from Sunday.

It will be operating out of WAF offices in Wailoku.

Additionally, WAF is presently investigating a location for its Customer Service Centre in the heart of Suva and will announce the new location after it is finalised.