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The Managing Director, Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa has expressed satisfaction with the level and standard of the ongoing New Bussa water works with regards to the total overhaul and rehabilitation.
Sadiq Yelwa made the disclosure during an inspection of the project in Borgu local government area of Niger state, noting that the over 20 years moribund water works is presently experiencing total reschucitation adding that it was at 60percent completion.
The MD also urged the contractors to abide by the contract arrangements to ensure the completion as scheduled so as to commission the project by the end of October this year to end 20 years water predicament in New Bussa.
The HYPPADEC boss while inspecting the project visited the high lift, low lift, administrative block, pumping stations and 10million litres reservoir of the water works ,describing it as unpresidented and applauded the governing council for the various projects approval for all the HYPPADEC states
Yelwa further expressed confidence that the well equiped project can meet the demand of the people through effective distribution of storage tanks to more areas consisting of over 16,000 households.
He stated further that New Bussa has no portable water and electricity despite hosting Kainji dam hence the need for intervention just as the cost of the project is N1.6 billion and similar project ongoing in Yauri, Kebbi state at the sum of N1.5 billion while other projects are ongoing in Kwara, Kogi, Benue and Plateau states respectively.
Earlier in a seperate remarks, the Acting Managing Director, Niger state Water and Siwage Corporation, Engnr. Gimba Yisa said that the project is a holistic rehabilitation which consist of new pumps, high and low lifts, entire re- treatment unit, new booster station and general maintenance of pipelines for effective and efficient service delivery.
He said that the host community and stakeholders have been sensitized and mobilized on the payment of water bills on monthly basis to ensure maintenance and sustainability of the project to the benefit of the citizens.
One of the contractors, Utare Kokobisi in an interview disclosed that valves were replaced while some has to be ordered which takes time before delivery, assuring to meet up with the deadline and specifications, adding that with the completion of the water work it can supply 500,000 litres of water per hour.
It could however be recalled that New Bussa Urban Water Supply was commissioned by the former Kwara state governor, Alhaji Adamu Attah on 31st August, 1983.
