DAR ES SALAAM and Coast Region residents have been asked to forward their applications to the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Company (DAWASCO) to be connected to a reliable water supply system.
The Deputy Minister for Water and
Irrigation, Engineer Isack Kamwele, told the National Assembly that
DAWASCO was currently running a 90-day campaign to connect all customers
who get water supply from Ruvu Juu and Ruvu Chini turbines.
The deputy minister was responding to a
question by Kibaha lawmaker, Mr Silvestry Koka (CCM), who raised
concerns over delay in the supply of water to Kibaha residents while the
project for construction of a water pump from Ruvu Juu through Kibaha
to the Coast Region was complete. According to him, in Kibaha district
alone, The Dar es Salaam water body intends to connect 30,000 customers
in the ongoing campaign.
According to the deputy minister, the
government through a soft loan from the Indian government implemented a
project for expansion of the Ruvu Juu and putting up a water pump from
Mlandizi to Kimara and the construction of the new water tank in
Kibamba.
He added that the 39.7 US dollar project
increased the ability of the turbines to produce between 82 million
litres and 196 litres per day.
He said the completion of the expansion
of the turbine increased the production of enough water thus increasing
distribution of the precious liquid to Mlandizi, Kibaha and Kiluvya and
the areas of Kibamba, Mloganzila, Mbezi kwa Yusuph, Mbezi Mwisho,
Kimara, Kilungule, Mavurunza, Baruti, Kibo, Kibangu, Tabata, Segerea,
Kinyerezi, Vingunguti, Kipawa, Airport and Karakata.
According to the deputy minister, the
ministry’s target is to have people accessing water at a distance of 12
metres from the water pump.
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