China-funded Mega Dam in Zambia Set to Uplift Living Standards
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Construction works on a dam in Zambia's Masaiti district, which is funded by China, are progressing well.
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The multi-purpose dam will hold about 125 million cubic meters of water and benefit about 1 million people in four districts on the Copperbelt, namely, Mpongwe, Luanshya, Ndola, Masaiti and other areas.
The construction works of the 450 million U.S. dollars Kafulafuta Dam was commissioned in October last year.
Xinhua reports that the people in the district have welcomed the project, saying it will go a long way in easing water problem, with some hoping that farmers will be able to grow enough crops not only for consumption and export into DRC.
The Kafulafuta water supply system project involves the construction of a dam and other infrastructures for the supply of water to some districts of the province including two pump stations, raw water pipelines to four treatment plants as well as the extension of the pipe network to unserviced areas and repairing of old leaking pipes.
Read the entire report on this project on Xinhua
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