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With the inauguration of the water supply system on Monday, August 19, the number of people with access to drinking water in the city of Pemba and the regions of Metuge and Mecúfi in Cabo Delgado increased from 130,000 to 234,000. Pemba benefited from a rehabilitation and expansion project at a cost of US$40 million.
The project also allows to increase water supply from 6 to 16 hours a day and increase water production from 10,000 to 30,000 cubic meters per day. The works include drilling and equipping more than 20 wells in the Metuge well field, rehabilitating and constructing a 50-kilometer pipeline from the Metuge well field to the city of Pemba, building a water treatment plant, pumping stations, three distribution centers in Metuge, as well as rehabilitating the existing distribution center and constructing a 172-kilometer distribution network.
The inauguration ceremony was presided over by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, who in his speech stressed the importance of this infrastructure for the economic and social development of the Northern Corridor, in particular the city of Pemba and the regions of Metugue and Macufi. “We expect that these infrastructures will contribute to the increase of drinking water to meet the growing demand for urban supply, a factor that can translate into an improvement in the quality of life of the Pemba brothers and is linked to the economic dynamism and well-being of the province of Cabo Delgado”, he stressed.
On the occasion, Filipe Nyusi announced the commissioning of 21 additional water supply systems in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Tete, Zambezia, Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado, providing drinking water to about 20.7 million Mozambicans.
“I would like to mention that we hope to deliver this year about 30 water supply systems, the works of which are already in the final stages. These results show that the government continues to prioritize water resources management and the provision of water and sanitation services to promote the social, economic and environmental development of our country,” he stressed.
Carlos Mesquita, the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, explained that the rehabilitation and expansion of the Pemba water supply system falls within the scope of the Water for Life Program (PRAVIDA), which is implemented through a joint effort between the Government and development partners.
“This initiative, which has been in place since 2018, aims to accelerate the coverage of safe, sustainable water supply and sanitation services. The programme has facilitated the widespread construction of fountains, water supply and sanitation systems, and the establishment of household linkages so that people can benefit from water at home,” the government official said.
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