Maputo, 23 Sep (AIM) – The Mozambican government will invest about 35 million dollars in the rehabilitation and expansion of the water supply system in the northern port city of Nacala.
The figure was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, at the ceremony in which he laid a foundation stone for the start of the work.
According to Mesquita, the infrastructures to be built include two reservoirs with a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters, a pumping station and a chlorination station.
“The rehabilitation and expansion of the Nacala water supply system will maximize the use of the water stored in the dam and allow more than 150,000 people from twelve communities in the region to have access to drinking water”, he said.
Mesquita said that water is an essential resource for health and economic development, as well as for sustainable growth, “therefore we hope that the infrastructure will be used carefully, taking into account the maintenance works”.
He insisted that the use of water must be paid for and water losses must be reduced “to guarantee the sustainability of the infrastructure.”
The Minister also revealed that the World Bank is financing projects to improve the water supply to urban centres in southern Mozambique with about 150 million dollars.
These projects are part of Mozambique’s Urban Water Security Programme, which consists of the construction and expansion of water production, storage and distribution infrastructures.
(AIM)
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