Herald Reporter
Harare City Council with the help of a group of Chinese engineers has begun a three-year project that will see close to 80 percent of the city’s residents receiving uninterrupted water supplies. The project is being financed through a US$144 million water and sanitation loan facility from the Import and Export Bank of China and will see the rehabilitation, replacement, installation and commissioning of the city’s water equipment.

“The project is in full swing and preliminary designs have been done and confirmed,” town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi said yesterday. “Design of plant layout, equipment required and how the equipment fits into the sphere of things at Morton Jaffray has already been ascertained.”

A group of Chinese engineers was in the country last week to help with project priorities such as Morton Jaffray Water Works, sewer treatment plants and water reticulation.

“Once the project is finished, we expect Morton Jaffray Water Works to be working to full capacity and producing 650 megalitres daily,” said Dr Mahachi. “The new technology also saves energy and this will see the city providing water to residents at minimum cost.”  The City of Harare is struggling to supply clean and safe water to residents and most suburbs have had to bear with intermittent water supplies for years.

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