In the 2024–2025 budget, the government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), has set aside 1.1 billion dollars to drill 25 boreholes in five constituencies within the Rukwa Region.
The project, which will be implemented in two phases in the constituencies of Kwela, Sumbawanga Urban, Kalambo, Nkasi North, and South, with a combined population of 1,357,549, is expected to benefit 25,500 persons.
Eng Boaz Matundali, the Rukwa Regional RUWASA Manager, recently clarified that the government is providing 100% of the funding for Phases 1 and II of the projects.
By drilling five boreholes in each constituency, RUWASA’s strategy seeks to increase water access in underserved areas. The program is anticipated to be finished by the 2024–2025 fiscal year, he stated.
He emphasized that each constituency in the area has been given an additional 300 million dollars for the project, which began in April of last year and is expected to be finished by the end of January.
“Borehole drilling, groundwater exploration, and water quantity and quality testing are all part of the first phase of the project,” he continued.
He clarified, “This borehole drilling program aims to supply villages that have never had access to such services with safe and clean water.”
He added that after the project is finished, the percentage of Rukwa’s rural areas with access to water will rise from 72 to 74 percent, representing a 1.9% increase.
According to Eng Matundali, Phase II of the project entails building water infrastructure, which includes water withdrawal points, water tanks, plant housing, water pump installation, and electrical installation.
