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Zim gets funds for development projects

Harare - The Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund) has handed over the site of a US$9.04m water and sanitation works in Mutare, Zimbabwe to the contractor.

The project is expected to increase the reliability, quality and availability of water, restore wastewater treatment capacity and reduce the incidence of cholera and other water-related diseases in the city.

The project is the first to be implemented under the fund’s overall $29.65m Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project, which will also see developments in the municipalities of Chegutu, Chitungwiza, Harare, Kwekwe and Masvingo.

According to a press statement released by the African Press Organisation on behalf of the African Development Bank, the project has been designed to improve the health and social wellbeing of the residents of the beneficiary cities, through the equitable provision of adequate water supply and sanitation services.

Speaking after the site handover, the manager of ZimFund, engineer Emmanuel Nzabanita, said: “I am delighted that this project that is expected to have a major impact on the people living in Mutare has commenced."

In addition to the water and sanitation projects, ZimFund is also supporting the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project to the tune of $35m.

This is expected to benefit electricity consumers in Zimbabwe, especially the underprivileged.

Once complete, these refurbishments and reinforcements will improve system reliability and allow the restoration of supply services to about 22 000 customers in various neighbourhoods across Zimbabwe that presently have no access to electricity services.

ZimFund, which is administered by the African Development Bank, is an infrastructure development programme which supports Zimbabwe’s economic recovery by improving the quality of life of ordinary citizens, particularly the underprivileged.

Funding partners to date include the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

 - Fin24
 
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