NWSC Boosts Water Supply in Jinja City
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is putting final touches to the Jinja-Iganga-Mayuge Water Supply Stabilization project.
The project will be completed by November 2020 and will boost water supply reliability in Jinja City, Njeru Municipality, Kayunga, Nyenga, Parts of Buikwe, Kakira, Magamaga, Iganga, Mayuge, Kaliro and parts of Kamuli.
During a tour of ongoing NWSC projects by the NWSC board, Board chairman Eng, Dr. Badru Kiggundu said that the project will add over 10million litres of water/day.
This will push the daily water production from the current 25million litres of water per day to 35million litres of water per day.
“To enable us work on more water supply improvement projects, I urge our customers to pay bills promptly and enable us meet the cost of water production inputs and service delivery infrastructure projects.
NWSC Deputy Managing Director Technical Services Eng Johnson Amayo the said that the demand for water is growing each day. Subsequently, NWSC is implementing a number of large projects and water Supply Stabilization Plans (WSSPs) all aimed at boosting water supply in all areas of operation i.e Kampala, Kapchorwa, Kapeeka, Sembabule, Gulu, Mbale, Adjumani, Mbarara, Isingiro, Masaka among others.
NWSC Senior Manager Operations Central Region Eng Andrew Ssekayizi committed to excellent customer service, CSR initiatives, improved water supply, sanitation and health in the new city.
The NWSC Board members on behalf of the Corporation committed to clean safe water for all, for a delighted customer by a delighted workforce.
