Tanzania - Dar es Salaam Water Supply and   Sanitation Project

Godinho, Joana; Vinokur, Anatoly; Tadesse, Hiwote; Novotny, Thomas

Tanzania - Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Godinho, Joana | Vinokur, Anatoly | Tadesse, Hiwote | Novotny, Thomas

The development objective of the project is to provide a reliable, affordable and sustainable water supply service and improve the sewerage and sanitation in the "service area" of the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA) that includes Dar es Salaam and part o f the Coast region. This will help improve public health and well being in a city prone to cholera outbreaks or other water-borne diseases and support productive activities of the country's main economic center. There are five components to the project: 1) Rehabilitation and extension of the water supply facilities: This component will be implemented under three separate programs: the priority works program (PWP), the Non-Delegated Works Program (NDWP) and, the delegated works program. 2) Rehabilitation and extension of the sewerage and waste water treatment facilities. 3) Community water supply and sanitation facilities. 4) Institutional strengthening, All activities associated with the improvement of the operations of the water supply and sanitatio service. Operating costs of the operator, equity contributions to the capital of the operator, technical assistance, training, transitional expenses and maintenance contingency, technical assistance to the Ruvu River/Wami Basin office. 5) Preparation of a medium term development program, Water resource and supply assessment for the Dar es Salaam region, sanitation, national urban water supply and sanitation strategy.

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