Borno State Government is to invest about N300 million on the
construction of Maiduguri Water Works “C” Alamderi which is expected to
produce 7 million litres daily, an effort that is aspired at easing the
water complications of Bulunkutu and its environs.
The state Commissioner for Water Resource, Alhaji Mai Sheriff disclosed this to newsmen at a ministerial press briefing to mark the second year anniversary of Governor Kashim Shettima held at the Conference Hall of the Water House, Maiduguri.
He said the job at the Water Works C has actually commenced in Ernest and is expected to be completed before December 2013, adding that staffs of the ministry are already placing pipes in the locations and very soon, the ministry will begin drilling of 12 boreholes and construction of reservoir and overhead tanks.
The Commissioner mentioned that the ministry was currently undergoing maintenance job at the Maiduguri water treatment plan, and hence the plant was producing 26 to 27 million litres as against 30 million litres. He however pleaded with the people to excise some more patience, adding that by the time the maintenance work was completed, the plant will certainly generate 40 million litres.
Alhaji Mai added that the boreholes which are dispersed across the metropolis are currently producing 15-20 million litres. He claimed that by the time the maintenance job at the treatment plant and water works is finished, the ministry would certainly be creating 60 million litres daily in Maiduguri, which according to him would be enough for Maiduguri and its environs.
He also added that the ministry has additionally acquired pipes worth N88million for the routine repairs and substitute of broken down pipes within the cities, pointing out that the ministry is presently drilling 13g 130 boreholes around the 27 local government locations of the state.
He further added that the state government had actually secured pumps and other machines at the expense of N30 million, along with the exploration of remarkable boreholes in Ngala, Moramti, Chibok and Mbalala.
The state Commissioner for Water Resource, Alhaji Mai Sheriff disclosed this to newsmen at a ministerial press briefing to mark the second year anniversary of Governor Kashim Shettima held at the Conference Hall of the Water House, Maiduguri.
He said the job at the Water Works C has actually commenced in Ernest and is expected to be completed before December 2013, adding that staffs of the ministry are already placing pipes in the locations and very soon, the ministry will begin drilling of 12 boreholes and construction of reservoir and overhead tanks.
The Commissioner mentioned that the ministry was currently undergoing maintenance job at the Maiduguri water treatment plan, and hence the plant was producing 26 to 27 million litres as against 30 million litres. He however pleaded with the people to excise some more patience, adding that by the time the maintenance work was completed, the plant will certainly generate 40 million litres.
Alhaji Mai added that the boreholes which are dispersed across the metropolis are currently producing 15-20 million litres. He claimed that by the time the maintenance job at the treatment plant and water works is finished, the ministry would certainly be creating 60 million litres daily in Maiduguri, which according to him would be enough for Maiduguri and its environs.
He also added that the ministry has additionally acquired pipes worth N88million for the routine repairs and substitute of broken down pipes within the cities, pointing out that the ministry is presently drilling 13g 130 boreholes around the 27 local government locations of the state.
He further added that the state government had actually secured pumps and other machines at the expense of N30 million, along with the exploration of remarkable boreholes in Ngala, Moramti, Chibok and Mbalala.
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