[No. SEGL3/F/6/04]
Tunis, 11 February 2004 - Mr.
Theodore Nkodo, Vice-President of the African Development Bank (ADB) Group
in charge of North, East and South Operations and Private Sector, and Mr.
Kassim Mahrajah Juma Mwawado, Ambassador for Tanzania in Egypt, signed
on Tuesday February 10, 2004 in Tunis, a grant protocol of 15.51 million
Units of Account (UA)* equivalent to US $ 22.98 million to finance the
Monduli District Water Supply Project in Tanzania.
The project was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on November 27, 2003. It will help improve rural water supply for domestic and livestock consumption, enhance community awareness of the need for better sanitation, improve overall natural resources management in an arid area, and consequently lead to the reduction of water related poverty in the selected areas of the Monduli District.
The project will provide water supply infrastructure consisting of water source, intake works, treatment, transmission and distribution according to the nature of the settlement and the type of resource used. Activities in this area will consist of rehabilitation of 7 existing surface water storage facilities in 4 villages and construction of 8 new ones in 8 villages. Work on groundwater sources will include protection of 8 springs in 7 villages and drilling and development of 18 boreholes for 6 of the villages in different locations. The boreholes will be fitted with motorized pumps that empty water into elevated local storage tanks before distribution. For many of the surface storage tanks, separate pipes will be provided for domestic water use different from those for livestock consumption.
The project area comprises 18 villages and two town settlements including the District Administrative Centre of Monduli and Namanga out of the 73 villages in the whole of Monduli district. The villages are spread over the Manyara, Kisongo and Longido Divisions. The population in project area is estimated at about 72,462.
"Tanzania has made good progress in the implementation of its program of economic and social reforms, which is anchored on the poverty reduction strategy of the country", declared Mr. Nkodo.
In his response, Mr. Mwawado commended this new intervention of the Bank in Tanzania, adding that access to clean water is still a challenge for many African countries.
The operations of the Bank Group in Tanzania commenced in 1971. To date, the cumulative amount committed by the Bank in the country amounts to 1.155 billion US dollars to finance 70 operations.
Executing Agency: District Council of Monduli, P O Box 1, Monduli, TANZANIA Tel: + 255 27 253 8005/6 - Fax: + 255 27 253 8136 - Email: ded@mondulidistrict.go.tz
* UA 1 = USD 1.48131 = TZS 1,517.87 as at 01/02/04
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