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.
MTIBWA Sugar Estate Ltd has temporarily suspended production following heavy rains that caused water to flow over the temporary bridge used by vehicles to ferry cane from Dakawa farms to the factory.