"The $32.98 million (Sh71.3 billion) project is an integrated water supply project with unique design to ensure reduced water supply losses (in) entire network," the company said in a Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filing.
The company reported that it has got the contract from Dawasa and intends to complete it in the next 15-18 months or so. Unfortunately, efforts to reach Dawasa officials on Friday to validate this information proved futile as the authorities’ phones kept ringing without being picked up.
However, according to a source, the project is being financed by Exim Bank of India under the government's line of credit (LoC) programme.
Jain Irrigation would be responsible for the survey, design and execution of various project components, it added. The project, to be implemented in Dar Es Salaam city, will create a complete network of water for a large number of citizens, the reports had it, adding that the deal will help the company to significantly increase its exports next year.
This adds to a number of projects which have already been carried out by the authority, although the majority of Dar es Salaam dwellers still have no access to clean water.
According to last year’s water sector status report, Dawasa continues with the improvement of water supply services in the city of Dar es Salaam through the improvement of water production at Lower Ruvu and Upper Ruvu water works, the development of Mpera and Kimbiji ground water sources and construction of Kidunda Dam to regulate Ruvu River.
Other investment activities include construction of a 56-km long transmission pipe from Lower Ruvu water works, development of boreholes and design of transmission mains, reservoirs and other infrastructure for the Kimbiji-Mpera water supply project.
The purpose of this program is to improve water production to 756 million litres per day from 300 million litres per day, through rehabilitation and expansion of distribution network to reduce non-revenue water (NRW).
Late last year, Dawasa commissioned a project to construct a new water pipeline from Lower Ruvu water treatment plant to Ardhi University water reservoirs in Dar es Salaam. The pipeline construction with a diameter of 1.8meter and that covers a distance of 56 km aimed at increasing efficiency of water distribution in the Coast Region and Dar es Salaam City which are served by lower Ruvu plant.
The pipeline project was being implemented by a Chinese contractor Sinohydro Corporation and funded by the government of Tanzania to the tune of Tshs 120.2 billion According to official records from the authority.
The expansion of the Lower Ruvu plant was funded by the United States of America (USA) through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to the tune of Tshs 60.35 billion, increasing production capacity to 270 liters per day from 180 liters.
The Lower Ruvu plant expansion project was implemented by a consortium composed of a French contractor, Degremont, in collaboration with Spencon Services Limited of Kenya.
It is also understood that WAPCOS, a consulting company from India, had been hired to assess water pipes in Dar es Salaam for the purpose of adding booster stations and constructing huge water reservoirs.
The efforts include a ground water exploration project at Kimbiji aquifer, one of Africa’s largest underground water basins expected to deliver at least 400 million litres of water per day.
The 92bn/- water project by Turkish Zetas Construction Company is poised to benefit a larger part of Temeke district in Dar es Salaam. It will also supply more than 13 million litres to Mkuranga district, according to Dawasa.
John Kirecha, Dawasa’s hydro-geologist, was quoted as saying that the deep well will avail water to various public and private entities such as hospitals, schools and upcoming industries to boost the economy as well as uplift people’s livelihoods.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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