WATER – Improvement of Dakar's supply: an additional 25,000 m3 / day expected by the end of July

An improvement is expected at the end of July on the distribution of water in Dakar. 25 thousand m3 / day of water will be injected into the network. The big market gardeners whose needs are estimated at 20 thousand m3 / day of water will be disconnected and 15 thousand m3 / day of water will be added thanks to the achievements made to Bayakh within the framework of the Special Program of improvement and Dakar water supply (Psdak)

The people of Dakar can expect a slight improvement in their water supply. Not less than 25 thousand m3 / day of water are expected by the end of July. The Special Program for the Improvement and Drinking Water Supply of Dakar (Psdak), which has a 95% to 98% execution rate, has completed its first phase. The director of the Sones, Charles Fall, proceeded yesterday with the launch of the machines.
These 23 thousand m3 / day are the result of the subtraction of the need of 20 thousand m3 / day of the big market gardeners of the circuit and the addition of 15 thousand cubic meters / day will produce the 5 boreholes, reservoir, pumping station and 21 km of pipeline connecting Bayakh to Rufisque, the infrastructure of the first phase of Psdak Bayakh.
In summary, the big market gardeners who use drinking water will soon be disconnected from the normal circuit. This recovered amount will be redirected to the populations. If for the moment we can not speak of definitive resolution of the problem, hope may be in order. According to the technicians, neighborhoods that had no water will be supplied at least "8 hours of time per day". And this situation will be combined with the past at the end of this year, because 94 thousand m3 / day will be injected into the circuit at this time. Eventually, in 2030, the problem of water will be a "bad memory."
Indeed, the Psdak is only an intermediate project to relieve Dakar and surroundings, pending the production of Keur Momar Sarr 3, the Mamelles desalination plant was also removing the large market gardeners from the normal distribution circuit. Plots Assainies, Dieupeul, Camp Leclerc, City Keur Gorgui, Scat Urbam, Conachap, Niayes Thioker, Apecsy City and Red Mountain will benefit in the department of Dakar. In Rufisque, from Bayakh to Bambilor without forgetting Diakhaye, all these neighborhoods will no longer have water problems. This, thanks to the completion of 11 boreholes on the Bayakh-Diender-Thieudine axis. In Tassette, a town located 40 km from Thiès, out of the 10 boreholes completed, 9 are ready.
The consumer associations invited to see the progress of the work were "reassured by what they saw".
To the question of whether the water problem "will be solved on July 20", as stated by the Prime Minister, the director general of the Sde plays the card of caution. "The Prime Minister has said something and we will all commit ourselves to it. You have seen that these are technical works that will be finalized. (…) Once the volumes of water mobilized, the Sde will be able to make them available to customers, "said Abdoul Ball
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