India has received praise from Tanzania for fulfilling its commitment to fund water projects worth $500 million in the east-African nation at a time when its facing backlash from several quarters for comments on Prophet Muhammad by BJP leaders.
At least 3.6 million people from 444 villages in various parts of Tanzania will get water under an ambitious program to draw water from freshwater lakes, Water Minister Jumaa Aweso told parliament on Friday. The program will entail drawing water for domestic use from Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa, the…
Tanzanian authorities said on Thursday that they have embarked on an ambitious program aimed at sourcing water from the country's great lakes and rivers for domestic use. "Tanzania boasts of great lakes and big rivers. We intend to source water from these reservoirs to people for use to end water…
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Ministry drawing up 1,600 water projects
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Ministry drawing up 1,600 water projects
THE government plans to implement 1,527 water projects in rural areas and 114 others in cities and towns to address shortages of the precious liquid all over the country.
Tabling ministerial estimates for the next financial year, the minister, Jumaa Aweso said the plan w includes new projects and expansion of existing sources.
He requested approval of 680.388bn/- for recurrent and development expenditures, listing drilling 516 wells and constructing 33 dams in dry areas among the key projects.
The government intends to strengthen the Community Based Water Supply Organizations (CBWSO) as well as rural and urban water agencies to ensure close follow-up of implementation of projects, he said.