MOZAMBIQUE: 18,000 people with improved drinking water supply in Nhamatanda

The government of the Republic of Mozambique wants to triple the demand for drinking water in the town of Nhamatanda. To this end, on June 17, 2024, Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi inaugurated a new water system serving 18,000 people.

From around 3,000 inhabitants, the number of people with access to drinking water will now rise to 18,000 in the town of Nhamatanda, located in Sofala province, northern Mozambique. This follows the completion of the project to build a new drinking water supply system in Nhamatanda, inaugurated on June 17, 2024 by Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

"Until now, the people of Nhamatanda have depended on a small, non-potable water supply system serving only around 3,000 inhabitants. The new system has been designed to supply three times more drinking water than the current demand required by municipal needs, already anticipating population growth," says the Mozambican Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

Financing from KfW

To successfully meet the needs of the 18,000 people targeted, an additional 18 km of drinking water distribution network was built in Nhamatanda, an integral part of the Beira-Chimoio-Harare corridor, along with 14 new public standpipes and new household connections.

"The infrastructure, worth around 2.9 million euros, was financed under the bilateral agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the German Federal Government through the German Development Cooperation (GTZ).the German Federal Government through the German Development Agency (KfW)", adds the Mozambican Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

At Sofala level, the inauguration of the Nhamatanda drinking water project should help to strengthen the supply of drinking water throughout the entire Mozambican province. The latest project to be inaugurated in Sofala is the project of seven drinking water supply systems in the districts of Buzi, Nhamatanda and Dondo, scheduled for June 2023.

Source: www.afrik21.africa