The Federal Government has commissioned the Rehabilitated Nasarawa Water Supply Scheme in Nasarawa State, in revving up WASH access for national and internationally set targets.
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu, over the weekend in Nasarawa, during the exercise, said the provision of potable water supply and sanitation is the responsibility of the three tiers of Government, hence, the intervention of the Federal Government through his ministry in providing the water supply scheme.
According to the minister, the contractor had been mandated to train the operational staff of the board on various aspects of operating and maintaining the scheme for sustainability. After the commissioning of the scheme the handing over ensued.
Speaking further, Adamu informed that the scheme had a total design capacity of 3 million gallons per day and could serve over 200,000 residents in Nasarawa town and its environs.
While expressing gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving special funding towards the speedy execution of the Emergency Rehabilitation of the Nasarawa Water Supply Project, the minister noted that, the contract for the scheme was satisfactorily carried out within the stipulated completion period of 24 months stressing that the contract was awarded in May 2021.
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He further stated that, major elements of the work duly executed include: Restoration of the riverbank Embankment through filing compaction, stone pitching, sloping and stabilization with gabion retaining wall.
Installation of 2Nos, raw water pumps complete with all associated equipment
The minister also stated that, the Federal Government’s intervention is not limited to Nasarawa Water Supply, but that projects like, Farin Ruwa Water Supply, completion of Farin Ruwa Dam and accessories, in addition to numerous Water Supply Schemes constructed by Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority in form of constituency projects sited in rural areas abound.
He therefore urged the state to provide an enabling environment for the Water Board to perform optimally.
Earlier, the governor of Nasarawa State who was represented by his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, said the project was initially conceived in 1985 as a result of flood disaster that affected Nasarawa Water Scheme and eventually led to the stalemate of water production in Nasarawa Town.
According to him, the project will provide the needed enabling environment to improve living standards of the people and improve agricultural practices all through the irrigation season.
