The Ministry of Water will follow up to obtain more information and probably take action over some wells dug by the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA) that are reported not functioning as expected in some parts of Dar es Salaam Region.
Deputy Minister for Water, Dr Binilith Mahenge
Deputy Minister for Water, Dr Binilith Mahenge said that the Ministry will follow up on the matter as well as maintaining the speed of water projects implementation in 10 villages in all district councils, as earlier planned.
He was responding to questions from Ms Eugene Mwaiposa (Ukonga -CCM) and Ms Josephine Chagula (Special seat- CCM) who wanted to know the status of the water projects in Ukonga and Nyang’hwale Districts respectively.
He said water projects for Nyang’hwale District Council was going on smoothly in Nyamtukuza, Bukwimba, Izunya, Nyarubele, Kitongo, Ikangala, Kakora, Kayenze and Kharumwa villages and that installation of infrastructure for water supply was also at advanced stages.
In some of the villages, he said, the government aims to supply water from Lake Victoria, adding that the consulting engineer was going on with feasibility studies and other arrangements ahead of the projects thanks to 567.5m/- that have been allocated for facilitation of the projects in question.
He said such projects were also being implemented in other District Councils like Longido which has already received 1.98bn/- for the projects through the Water Sector Development Programme (WSDP). Dr Mahenge was responding to a question from Mr Michael Lekule Laizer (Longido- CCM) who wanted to know the status of water projects in ten villages in his constituency.
Source Tanzania Daily News
