New Water Treatment Plant in Nakasongola to serve over 180,000 people
Drake Nyamugabwa
The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) has officially commissioned and handed over a new water plant system to National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to commence operations aimed at serving over 180,000 people in and around Nakansogola.
and the corporation pledged to maintain and operate it efficiently while extending water to surrounding areas. The government urged the community to safeguard the infrastructure and avoid vandalism.
The new water plant with a capacity of 7.8 million litres per day is part of the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Programme aimed at providing the urban population safe water and hygienic sanitation by 2030.
The UGX 27 billion Nakasongora Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Phase 1) in above picture, was financed by the African Development Bank, and was executed by M/S Anhui Sijian Holding Co. Ltd. under the supervision of the Ministry of Water and Environment.
The Senior Manager Operations-Central Region, Eng, Moses Bigabwa who represented the NWSC Managing Director Eng. Silver Mugish, at the handover/takeover ceremony, after receiving the instruments of power from the PS Ministry of Water and Environment, Eng. Bigabwa reiterated NWSC’s commitment to ensuring that the new facility is well-maintained and operated efficiently.
Eng. Moses said that NWSC is customer-driven, operating under its motto
“The customer is the reason we exist; water will also be extended to all the surrounding areas of Nakasongola” he said
The water treatment plant is situated on Lake Kyoga, with 19km of treated water pumping mains, a 400m3 reservoir tank, 70km of distribution pipelines, and 700 private consumer service connections, 50 public standpipes, a public toilet in Nakasongola TC and Kibuye Trading Centre.
The Permanent Secretary MWE, Mr Alfred Okidi reiterated that Government has stepped up efforts to ensure that all Ugandans have access to reliable water supply and adequate sanitation services, by building strategic partnerships with funders like the African Development Bank.
While applauding the Bank for the financial support it has extended to the water sector over the last couple of years, and the Contractor for executing the works diligently and delivering a high-quality product on time, he urged NWSC to ensure that the facilities are maintained well and kept in a good working condition, in addition to intensifying the network to serve as many people as possible.
