Kimbiji, Mpera's water project is expected to be completed in four months

Once completed, the project will produce 260 million liters per day that will add to the 502 million liters currently produced in the Ruvu treatment plant.

"We will develop a rescue plan to allow the contractor to finish the job in the next four months and we will have more than 700 million liters that will meet the demand for water up to 2032 "Prof. Makame Mbarawa during a visit after a tour to inspect the progress of the project's implementation on Wednesday.

Current water demand for the Dar es Salaam and East Coast regions is 544 million liters per day.

The Minister congratulated the Dar es Salaam Water and Sanitation Authority (Dawasa) for the job well done. He said the implementation of the project is impressive since all the wells were drilled between 250 and 400 meters deep.

He stated that the government is ready to help the entrepreneur by hiring and paying key professional staff as well as buying the required materials.

"We are ready to help finish the project on time, but we want the contractor to make advance payments and insurance for the workers, and then deduct the funds upon his final payment" noted Professor Mbarawa.

He urged the contractor to ensure that the issues related to the surety bonds and insurance workers are over in the coming days. According to Professor Mbarawa, the performance bond is worth $ 1.5 million.

He said that despite the challenges, there is a need to finish the project because up to now the government had injected 16bn / – on the total cost of the project which is 19.6bn / -.

Director, Serengeti Construction Limited, Ali Akbar Talibei promised to perform all the required procedures in two weeks. He said the company had up to now made huge investments, including the purchase of drilling equipment.

According to Talibei, Serengeti Construction Limited is implementing the project in collaboration with the Iranian construction company NSPT.

The project consultant, Dr. Charles Kaaya of Egis Consultant, promised to properly supervise the contractor to ensure that the work is completed on time.

Dawasa Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr Suphian Masasi, said that the authority will resume some activities as part of efforts to accelerate the implementation of the project.

"We are determined to ensure closer supervision of the contractor and the consultant, and we will help by hiring and remunerating key professional staff," said Dr. Masasi.

He said that to date, 19 of the 20 deep wells had been drilled in the area.

The project will provide reliable water services to residents of the city who are not connected to the water distribution system.

Areas include, Kigamboni, Kibada, Kisarawe II, Kongo, Gongolamboto, Segerea, Pugu, Chanika, Chamazi, Charambe, Buyuni, Mbagala, Makangarawe, Tazara, Ukonga, Kiwalani, and areas near the airport International Julius Nyerere and Mkuranga city in the coast region.

The Kimbiji and Mpera water supply project was to be implemented in 15 months from 2013 to 2014.