The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, expressed on Thursday his intention to expand the water supply network from the current 62% to 80%, highlighting the mobilization of resources to achieve the goals as a priority for his executive.

"With the Water for Life Program, we intend by 2024 to increase nationwide the coverage of water supply services in rural and urban areas from the current 62% to 80%," said Filipe Nyusi, during the inauguration of the Gorongosa dam in the center of the country.

According to the portal "Notícias de Coimbra", for the head of state, the increase in supply coverage in the country will "accelerate the path towards achieving universal and equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

Filipe Nyusi also said that the government will continue to mobilize resources for the creation of more water supply infrastructures in the country.

"It is necessary to use water rationally because it is an increasingly scarce resource, however indispensable," he stressed.

According to the Head of State, the Gorongosa dam, inaugurated yesterday, may benefit 45 thousand people, in an investment of about 327 million meticais.

"This dam will bring enormous benefits for the population and for the local economy of Gorongosa district. The area has already been enhanced with this small dam," said Filipe Nyusi, adding that the Gorongosa dam has a storage capacity of 300,000 cubic meters of water.