The Kano State Government has said that the current water scarcity being experienced in some part of the metropolis would soon be over, as it deployed all other means to deal with the situation.
The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Ali Haruna Makoda, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Kano on Wednesday.
He said the State government is working round the clock to ensure availability of the water “We are working tirelessly to fix the prevailing water scarcity in the state capital and its environs, and in a couple of days, the problem will be over,”
Makoda, blamed the challenge on absolute equipment, especially at the Tamburawa Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to most of Kano metropolis.
The commissioner attributed the current high temperature being experienced in some parts, for the water shortage,as people consume higher volumes of water to cope with the weather condition.
According to him, “the State Government inherited the decay in the water sector from the previous administration which did not give the necessary attention to potable water supply.”
“During the tenure of the last administration, only 20 percent of the state’s water needs was supplied and was grossly inadequate.”
“But on assumption of office,our administration has been able to supply more than 60 percent of the water needs of our people,” he said.
“We spend N1.2 billion monthly to improve water supply which included the purchase of diesel at a cost of N400 million, as well as N387 million on the procurement of chemicals and the settlement of electricity bills to the tune of N280 million on monthly basis.
He however revealed that the Government had 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.
“We are deeply committed to ensure that there is enough drinking water in Kano, which is why the Government of Abba Kabir Yusuf is doing all it can, including spending heavy amount of money, to provide enough portable drinking water in and around the ancient city,”the commissioner added.
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano.
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