Acute water scarcity in Kano despite N1.2b monthly spending
26 April 2024 |
6:30 am
AMID acute water shortage Kano State government reportedly spends a whopping N1.2 billion on water resources and supply monthly. However, the state government has assured residents that it will restore the water supply to address the excruciating difficulties residents face in getting clean water.
AMID acute water shortage Kano State government reportedly spends a whopping N1.2 billion on water resources and supply monthly. However, the state government has assured residents that it will restore the water supply to address the excruciating difficulties residents face in getting clean water.
The Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Ali Makoda, disclosed this while reacting to the situation of water supply and the pains of residents in the state.
Although Makoda emphasised the government’s tireless efforts to address the issue, he blamed the scarcity on obsolete equipment at Tamburawa Water Treatment Plant.
According to the commissioner, monthly expenditure on water resources includes the purchase of diesel at N400 million, chemicals at N387 million and electricity bills to the tune of N280 million. He added that the government inherited a near-decay situation in the water sector from the previous administration.
“We are working tirelessly to fix the prevailing water scarcity in the state capital and environs, and the problem will soon be over. The current high temperature being experienced in the area is also to blame for the water shortage because people consume higher volumes of water to cope with the weather,” he stated.
Makoda further disclosed that during the tenure of the last administration, only 20 per cent of the state’s water needs were addressed, which he said was grossly inadequate.
He added: “But on assumption of office, our administration has been able to supply more than 60 per cent of the water needs of our people. We are deeply committed to ensuring that there is enough drinking water in Kano, which is why the government of Abba Yusuf is doing all it can, including committing enormous resources, to provide enough potable water in and around the ancient city,”
The government, according to him, entered into a collaborative agreement with the French government to spend 63.4 million euros for the construction of the third Kano Water Treatment Plant.
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