NWSC moves to improve water supply, sanitation situation in new cities

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, flagged off a feasibility study in its bid to improve the water supply and sanitation situation in three cities including Fort Portal, Hoima, and Lira.

The project will also bolster water supply in surrounding towns through the development and improvement of water and sanitation infrastructure, said NWSC Managing Director, Eng. Dr Silver Mugisha during the project launch.

He said that the country’s utility secured a grant financing from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) that it intends to use for consultancy services to undertake the feasibility study for the development of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in the listed cities.

Flagging off the project, Dr Mugisha said the utility provider has signed a 1,099,823.50 Euros (over UGX4.54 billion) contract with Seureca and Artelia Consortium with Warner Consultants Ltd as subcontractors to carry out feasibility studies for water and sewerage infrastructure.

“This is in line with the president’s water for all pledge in the newly created cities,” he said, adding that available data indicates that the demand for water services has gone up in the new cities.