March 17, (THEWILL)- Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, commissioned a 565,000 litre capacity mega water project aimed at addressing the lingering water scarcity in Azare town and the adjoining communities in Hawul Local Government Area of the state.
Zulum said the Azare water project is one of the eight mega water projects initiated by his administration across the state.
He explained that similar projects are currently ongoing in Ngarannam, Moramti, Pulka, Chibok, Madinatu, and Shokwari in Jere as well as Musari in Maiduguri.
The project has a combined 565,000-litre capacity reservoir, a 400,000-litre corrugated surface tank raised on a reinforced concrete base and another 165,000-litre corrugated overhead tank on a 12m height steel stanchion.
The facility is powered by 22,000kv solar power and equipped with 10Hp booster pumps. It has a 5km distribution reticulation network system and various types of batteries along the distribution network.
The facility also comprises clusters of over six basement solar-powered boreholes on depths ranging from 100m with a total discharge of more than 10 Iitres per second.
Performing the commissioning ceremony, Zulum said, “It is my singular honour and privilege to commission the Azare mega water works today, the 17th of March, 2024, to the glory of God and the benefit of humanity and this community.”
The State Commissioner of Water Resources, Engr Tijjani Goni Alkali, said Zulum’s administration has constructed over ten basements and hybrid boreholes, 17 hand pump boreholes and rehabilitated 20 hand pumps in Hawul Local Government Area.
Engr Alkali explained that by completing the Azare mega water project, the objective of providing potable water supply to the people of Hawul Local Government is being achieved and the incidence of water-borne diseases will be curtailed.
