THE Ministry of Water has started utilising its Water Institute to seek solutions for areas experiencing water shortages across the country to attain 95 per cent of water supply in urban areas and 85 per cent in rural areas.<\/p>\n
Deputy Water Minister Jumaa Aweso said in a press statement released at the weekend that the Ministry of Water would use experts from the Dar es Salaam based institute to address challenges facing the water sector in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Water Ministry is determined to use experts from the Water Institute to address challenges in the implementation and management of water projects in accordance with its goal,\u201d reads part of the statement released by the Ministry of Water\u2019s Communication Unit.<\/p>\n
Mr Aweso said the Water Institute was the ministry\u2019s backbone as it was established to provide the ministry with experts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus there is a need to set up a special procedure and system to support the institute so that it may provide water experts capable of helping the government,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Mr Aweso said the implementation of 153 water projects worth 68bn\/- in various parts of the country experienced challenges, saying his ministry would start using experts from the institute to address such challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will make use of these experts to address challenges facing our projects across the country.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Water will also build the capacity of experts from the Water Institute to be able supervise water projects efficiently,\u201d said the deputy water minister.<\/p>\n
Mr Aweso directed the management of the Water Institute to improve efficiency in its activities.<\/p>\n
For his part, Acting Rector of Water Institute, Dr Adam Karia, said his institute was determined to improve its capacity in curriculum area and expertise for its teaching staff to cope with water sector demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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