More than 300,000 people from four districts in the Mozambican province of Nampula, in the north of the country, will gain access to potable water with the construction of four new water supply systems, the Government announced on Saturday.
This is part of the ongoing initiative “Safe Water Project for Towns and Rural Areas,” which has been underway for two years in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. It is funded with a total of 150 million dollars (128.3 million euros) by the World Bank and is being executed by the Government through the National Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation and the Administration of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, according to the government statement.
The document indicates that the water supply systems under construction include water catchment points, treatment stations, and distribution centers. The system being built in the town of Malema, in the district of the same name, will benefit 75,749 people.
Government data shows that the water supply infrastructure in the town of Nametil, in the district of Mogovolas, will benefit 78,276 people; the project in the town of Namapa, district of Eráti, will provide potable water to 74,749 people; and the system at the administrative post of Namialo, in the district of Meconta, is expected to benefit 75,505 people.
“We hope that the contractor will do their work, respect the contract, and deliver quality work so that we can provide potable water to the people,” the statement says.
In August last year, then President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, stated that 63.6% of the population already had access to potable water, emphasizing the need to strengthen this through the construction of more dams, especially in the north of the country.
“At the beginning of my term, in 2015, access to potable water was at 51%, meaning it served 12.6 million people, but we Mozambicans numbered 20 million at the time. (…) With the implementation of various programs, notably Water for Life, the coverage level has risen to 63.6%, benefiting around 20 million people in 2024,” Nyusi said during the inauguration of the water supply system in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique.
Source: Lusa
