Faced with the numerous complaints made by residents of greater Libreville regarding the water stress experienced by several neighborhoods, the Prime Minister of the Transition brought together this Thursday, February 22, certain members of his government and the technical teams concerned by the water issue. drinking water in order to find urgent solutions. While waiting for the end of structuring works in this area (Ntoum7, Kango and the end of the PIEAPAL project), the government will strengthen the distribution of this precious liquid in deprived neighborhoods with the acquisition by SEEG of cubic trucks.
The quality of water distributed by certain residents of greater Libreville to households for commercial purposes was also the subject of discussions. Guarantor of the health safety of its fellow citizens, the state will carefully examine the origin of this water. A validation mechanism guaranteeing the potability of this liquid will be put in place and will allow approved bodies to distribute water within the necessary standards.
Generally speaking, the question of water is fundamental. It concerns the survival and life of populations. The distribution of drinking water by the Gabon Energy and Water Company does not completely satisfy the populations. In greater Libreville, as in all other cities in the country, the problem remains due to the failure of the distribution system. Aware of this inconvenience, the state has taken measures either through compensatory public service solutions or by carrying out structuring works. The Gabonese capital and its surroundings are the part most impacted by this water stress. For a need of 320,000 m3 of water per day, SEEG only produces 260,000 m3 per day.
“If the projects are not carried out, it will be difficult to cover greater Libreville,” indicates Jeannot Kalima, Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources.
As such, the government has already initiated several projects including those concerning the construction of two water production units (Mbomo 1 and 2), with a daily capacity of 35,000 m3 each 15 km from the Ntoum-Cocobeach axis; the establishment of another production plant (Ntoum7) with a production capacity of 140,000 m3 per day and that of Kango, already in prospecting, with a capacity of 325,000 m3 per day. With these investments, the government will have definitively resolved the water problem in Libreville and its surroundings.
Source: primature
2024-02-23 10:04:45
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