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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