US$29m shot in arm for water, sanitation

recovery by improving the quality of life of ordinary citizens and is administered by the African Development Bank.
It is a major collaborative effort between members of the donor community and the Government, designed to rehabilitate infrastructure and restore basic services in water and sanitation and energy throughout the country.

Funding partners include the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
The Mutare project, which is valued at US$9,04 million, is expected to increase the reliability, quality and availability of water and restore wastewater treatment capacity.
It comprises the partial rehabilitation of Odzani water treatment works, the completion of Chikanga Reservoir, completion of the Mutare Trunk Sewer, the rehabilitation of Gimboki sewage treatment works and the supply of laboratory and other equipment for maintenance.

Speaking after the site handover recently, ZimFund manager Engineer Emmanuel Nzabanita said the project was expected to have a major impact on the people living in Mutare.
“The restoration of some waste water treatment capacity in the project areas will reduce pollution to the freshwater sources and the immediate environment.

“The investment and capacity building in this sector will foster improved service delivery and relationships between the providers of water supply and sanitation services and the people they serve.

“This project will certainly result in systems that are better operated, with more water of better quality supplied for longer periods of the day,” he said.
The project will also see developments in the municipalities of Harare, Chitungwiza, Chegutu, Kwekwe and Masvingo by undertaking emergency rehabilitation to the systems and reducing pollution of the water sources.

In addition to the water and sanitation projects, ZimFund also supports the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project to the tune of US$35 million.
The second project is expected to benefit the electricity consuming public in the country and will rehabilitate the Ash Plant at Hwange Power Station, in addition to sub-transmission and distribution facilities in Atlanta, Murewa, Criterion, Marvel and Mpopoma in Bulawayo, Gweru, Kadoma, Mazowe, Norton, Pomona, Redcliff, Sherwood, Victoria Falls, Zisco, Zvishavane and electricity distribution facilities throughout the country.