MOZAMBIQUE: in Gaza, 74 boreholes will strengthen drinking water supply by 2030
As the deadline for achieving the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) draws near, the government of Mozambique is increasing drinking water projects with a view to meeting the needs of the populations by 2030. In the province of Gaza, in the south of the country, the government plans to drill 74 new boreholes to support existing installations.
In Gaza, an additional 60,000 people will be provided with drinking water over the next seven years. The southern province of Mozambique will be equipped with 74 new water boreholes. The future installations should be delivered no later than 2030, the deadline set for achieving the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG6) which aims to guarantee universal access to drinking water and sanitation worldwide. .
The drinking water project was announced on September 13, 2023 by Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi during the inauguration ceremony of a new drinking water supply system in Gaza, at the Malehice administrative post. “It is important to provide clean water to improve the quality of life of local communities, amid challenges such as water shortages and outbreaks of water-borne diseases ,” explained the Head of State of Mozambique. The hydraulic project which is being completed was financed by the United States of America and Great Britain.
In Gaza, the Mozambican authorities also plan to rehabilitate 18 drinking water supply networks over the coming years. The work will be carried out in several districts out of the 14 districts in this province. “ Several provinces have already benefited from similar systems across the country, bringing drinking water to more than 18 million Mozambicans ,” indicates the Mozambican Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources. A timid advance knowing that this is barely half of the country's population, estimated at more than 34 million inhabitants in 2023.
To guarantee service to more than 16 million other Mozambicans, the government is also banking on dams, the most recent of which was inaugurated in May 2023 in Mpengo, in the province of Manica. The water reservoir has a storage capacity of 12,000 m3 and provides 100,000 m3 of water per day to communities and institutions.
