Eastern province Assistant Secretary Binwell Mwansa says Zambia is working hard to have 50 percent of its population have access to safe drinking water.
Mr Mwansa said it was for this reason that government had embarked on a policy to establish a commercial water company in each of the nine provinces.
He was speaking when he commissioned two water projects under the Chipata Water and Sewerage Company (CWSC) in Magazine compound and Chiparamba sub-centre in Chipata today.
The projects were funded by the Devolution Trust Fund (DTF) at a cost of over K500 million.
Mr Mwansa said water was life which must be accessible to every household.
Mr. Mwansa said the supply of piped water to Chiparamba sub-centre and Magazine compound had brought relief to the local community who faced disfficulties in accessing water.
Mr Mwansa called on the communities of the two areas to treat the water reticulation infrastructure as their own by way of guarding them jealously from vandalism.
And CWSC Board of Directors chairperson, Alex Bwalya, said about 12,500 people were expected to benefit from the water reticulation infrastructure in the two areas.
In a speech read for him by a Board member, Anderson Zulu, Mr Bwalya said Chipata Water and Sewerage Company had identified communities around SIDO, Munga and Chisithu as the next beneficiaries.
Mr. Bwalya commended government and DTF for the financial support they have continued to render to the water utility company.
why not 100% of the population
50% isn’t exactly a great goal
MARVELOUS BRAVO WELL DONE.
At least if you could aim at the moon you could end up landing on a star if you failed, but aiming at the star may land you on nothing if you failed! Why not aim at 80 to 100% and then you could land on the 50% that you are talking about (at least as far as knowing our leaders is concerned!) Aiming at 50% is definitely aiming for a 10% achievement!
great news, but please let us implement what we say.
I am excited to hear this, give people clean water, you reduce hospital attendance and therefore save cash, people become more productive. The first govt. built schools roads etc, but completely left out clean water for rural Zambia. I was wondering whether it was because the first leaders all came from the villages and never saw anything wrong with our village women carrying water on their heads from the rivers! Its never too late, lets do it! Our rural women spend most of their energy and time fetching water and firewood, come on this is wrong gentlemen, lets aim at improving their lives. Thanx Mr LPM and Magande, you are making us proud once more!!
Yes, improve the water systems and also tackle the current water problem in Lusaka. The pressure is very low in some areas and people even wonder what people in offices are doing. Chelston, PHI, Chilenje etc, people need timetables just to bath. LWSC should buy water pumps, install water towers etc and ensure that people are given the services they pay for (bills come very fast compared to the water supply). People are tired of substandard and inefficiencies