The Mwakalanga dam will supply water to over 2, 400 residents of the five villages of Mwakalanga, Kalalani, Naseria, Mwanya wa Bugu and Magogoni villages. He said the company will contractor would construct the dam in three phases. “We want our people, including children in school, to access clean and safe water,” said Governor Salim Mvurya’s Communication Director, Daniel Nyasi. He said the governor and Members of the County Assembly have prioritized water harvesting as a key enabler to combat hunger, as it will provide water for irrigation. In Mwareni ward, all the 12 seasonal rivers and small water dam that serves over 3,000 families in the five remote villages bordering Tanzania, in Lunga Lunga constituency have dried up.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 10:15 UTC