The Dombe Administrative Post, in Manica province, has a new water supply system, inaugurated on Wednesday, November 22, by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi.

With the new system in place, the coverage rate in the district of Sussundenga will rise from the current 69.3% to 71.23%, serving 146,171 people, compared to the 140,171 initially covered.

Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, the statesman recalled that Dombe's water supply system was built in 2015 and included a surface water collection station on the River Mussapa, which due to the effects of the floods ended up being heavily washed away, resulting in its paralysis.

In addition to the Mussapa River, Filipe Nyusi added, Dombe is crossed by the Lucite River, but due to its water quality, which is impacted by mining activities upstream, studies carried out by technicians in the sector indicate that its collection and treatment would be very costly, which is why underground sources have been used.

With the system paralyzed, the water supply was ensured through alternative water sources (dispersed springs, river water with the supply of purifiers), which were sufficient to minimize the need.

"The new system represents a joint effort by our government and cooperation partners, through the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PRONASAR), whose focus is the provision of safe water supply and sanitation services, with particular emphasis on rural areas where most of the Mozambican population lives," said Filipe Nyusi.

It should be noted that the Dombe water supply system, which currently supplies around 6,000 people, has a horizon of supplying more than 8,500 people and was financed, within the framework of PRONASAR, by the governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, strategic partners of the government in the tireless search for solutions to improve the quality of life and well-being of the population in rural areas.

Also present at the ceremony, Carlos Mesquita, Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, said that there was no doubt that the system now inaugurated would have a direct impact on improving the quality of life of the population of Manica province and the district of Sussundenga: "That is why our government continues to plan and invest in infrastructure, with the aim of improving and expanding the supply of safe water and sanitation to places where the population does not yet benefit, thus increasing coverage," he concluded.

It should be noted that the new water collection system is based on a field of 6 boreholes, with a capacity of 20 m3/h, a water main of around 1.9 km, a distribution network of 16 km, 1 concrete-supported tank and 150m3 metal elevated tank, 150 household connections and 4 public standpipes and cost around 34,500,000 Mt.