The rehabilitation of Zaria Water Project will gulp over N60 billion when completed, Kaduna State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Aliyu-Lere, has said.
Aliyu-Lere made the disclosure on Friday in a chat with newsmen in Zaria,
``The water treatment plant is going to cost N24 billion and another N20 billion will be spent on expansion before transmission.
``Construction
of 10 number service reservoirs of seven million litres each with
booster stations will cost us about N16 billion including solid waste
management sanitation programme," he said.
The commissioner said that the project was expected to be completed by December this year.
``From what we have seen on ground, if it continues like that, we are convinced the contractors will meet the target.
``The expansion will be completed around the middle of next year," he said.
He
expressed regret that some residents build on water and transmission
lines which affected proper reticulation of water in some areas.
He
said that some residents would experience discomfort during
reticulation and change of pipelines especially road users and urged
them to be patient with government.
He said that
about 73 kilometres of excavation for transmission lines and over 600
kilometres of expansion work would be done on the project within Zaria.
``So you can imagine the quantum of earth that would be excavated all around Zaria and its environs.
``This
requires a lot of understanding and a great deal of cooperation from
the potential consumers, the residents of Zaria and environs.
``That is why we are here to sensitise people on the need to cooperate with government," he said.
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