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General News on Thursday, January 17, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-01-17
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The Cabinet approved a $ 30 million water supply expansion project for the residents of Yendi in the Northern Region.
This evolution stems from the success of the funeral rites of the last two lords of Dagbon, Ya Na Mahamadu Abdulai IV and Ya Na Yakubu Andani II.
The project is to be financed through a credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Indian Exim Bank.
This was announced by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, at a press meeting in Accra on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
The water supply system serves the municipality of Yendi and the surrounding towns and villages. It draws its raw water from the Daka River, which pbades through a water treatment facility built in 1961.
Due to the demographic and economic growth of Yendi Municipality, Mr. Nkrumah said that it had become necessary to develop the existing water supply system to meet the demand of the cities and beneficiary communities .
He pointed out that the extension of the water supply network was also part of the government's policy to ensure that by 2030 all Ghanaians have access to safe drinking water.
"Providing drinking water to more than 133,000 people through the Yendi project would be a giant leap forward in achieving this goal," he said.
The government is delighted with this project as Yendi Municipality, among others, is contributing to the agricultural sector through the large-scale production of food and cash crops and the presence of iron ore deposits in the area. capture.
"The supply of drinking water would therefore be a boost to increase production and increase mining potential," Nkrumah said.
The scope of work for the water supply project will include:
* The construction of a conventional treatment plant of 15,000 m3 / day (3.3MGD)
* Construction of 25 km transport pipelines
* Construction of a water pressure booster station
* Construction of tanks and rehabilitation and extension of distribution networks, approximately 50 km
The project will last 30 months.
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