Ethiopia's Drinking Water Coverage Reaches 79 %
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Water, Irrigation and Energy State Minister, Kebede Gerba told WIC that the coverage has reached to the stated per cent following the activities undertaken during the past four years of the GTP period
More than 33 million people have gained access to safe drinking water during the reported period, up from the projected target of 32.5 million people, he said.
The ministry has been exerting paramount efforts to meet the increasing demand for potable water in rural and urban areas, the minister said.
According to Kebede, safe drinking water coverage in urban and rural parts of the country has currently reached 86 and 78 per cent, respectively.
Ethiopia meets the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for drinking water supply, he said, adding 49,000 new water facilities that could benefit 15 million people under construction this budget year.
Some 9,000 water facilities that benefited 3.6 million people have already gone operational in the budget year, he said.
Source: AllAfrica
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