Zamfara plans N16b water project
The Zamfara State
government is collaborating with the federal government in the
execution of a N16 billion project to facilitate the transfer of water
from Bakalori Dam to Gusau water works, to find a lasting solution to
the perennial water scarcity in the state capital.
Kabiru Marafa, the
Commissioner for Water Resources, said the project would be jointly
funded by the federal and state governments.
Mr Marafa said that
apart from providing sufficient water supply to Gusau, the state
capital, and environs, six other local government areas, Maradun,
Talata Mafara, Maru, Bakura, Anka and Tsafe would also benefit from the
project.
He said the project was conceived by the state government in 2007, but suffered some delays owing to bureaucracy.
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