The Jos Water Services Corporation (JWSC) has said that the World Bank fund received would be used to boost water supply to Bukuru and environs in Jos South Local Government Area.
Mr. Apollos Samchi, the Managing Director of the corporation, said that N1.7 billion would be expended on the rehabilitation of the water treatment plant, the overhead steel tank, and the laying of pipes in the homes of consumers.
Samchi, who disclosed this on Friday in Jos during a two-day capacity-building workshop, said that the projects were expected to be completed in four months.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop organised for contractors has as its theme “Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans for Projects in Jos South.
The MD said that the projects would ensure steady provision of potable water to residents in Gyel and Kurgiya in Jos South Local Government Area.
He said the treatment plant, when rehabilitated, would pump out 5,000 cubic litres of water daily.
The MD further stated that the reticulation exercise would cover residents who weren’t initially connected to the public water supply in the area.
Samchi said that the essence of the workshop was to ensure that the contractors were trained to develop adequate measures and controls to minimise and mitigate potential environmental and social risks that could adversely affect the project implementation.
He called on all the contractors handling the projects to ensure that they adhered to environmental and safety standards and delivered within the specified timeframe.
In his remarks, Mr. Jonathan Malann, the Plateau Project Coordinator, Sustainable Urban, Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (SURWASH), also advised contractors to adhere to the environmental and safety standards as provided by the World Bank.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government has received $700 million in financing from the World Bank to ensure that all its people have access to sustainable and safely managed WASH services.
The seven participating states are Plateau, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Katsina, and Kaduna.(NAN)
