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evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Local Government, Rural and Urban Development on challenges and mitigatory measures facing Harare in the provision of safe and adequate water to the city and its satellite towns, Mr Mahachi said AfDB had availed US$9,5 million and the China-EximBank also injected US$144m.
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Mr Mahachi said about US$2,3 million from the AfDB grant would be used to rehabilitate six pumps at Morton Jaffray Water Works, US$2,7 million would go towards securing and installing high lift pumps and ancillaries at Prince Edward Water Works.
He said the remaining US$4 million would go towards sewage treatment works so as to reduce the amount of chemical consumption used to treat Harare water.
“We realised that our pumps were not reliable so we then went to Africa Development Bank and we were given a grant of US$9,5 million,” said Mr Mahachi.
He said the China-Exim Bank grant would be disbursed in two weeks after which a team would be sent to China by June 30 to look for specific equipment required and sign contracts with companies that manufacture some of the equipment.
On sewage treatment, Mr Mahachi said council looked forward to seeing Firle treating 200 mega litres of waste water a day from 100 mega litres.
He said resource constraints made it impossible for council to functionalise Crowborough sewage works, which has not been working for several years now.
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