AFRICAN Barrick Gold's (ABG) Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Kahama District, Shinyanga Region, will invest up to $2 milion (approx. 3.2 billion shillings) for a project that aims to provide thousands of villagers with access to clean and safe water in rural Tanzania.
The project involves construction of a new water pipeline that will deliver fresh water to three nearby districts in the region.
Barrick said in a statement yesterday that Bulyanhulu mine's General Manager, Kevin Moxham, signed an agreement on May 18, this year, to provide financial support for the project.
"The project includes building a 60-kilometre water pipeline that will connect to the main water transmission infrastructure operated by the Kahama Shinyanga Water Supply and Sewerage Authority," Barrick said in the statement.
"The new pipeline will pass through communities located in the Geita, Kahama and Shinyanga districts and will provide residents with a reliable source of fresh water."
Kahama District Commissioner Bahati Mataka said that once the project was completed, it would help end the water woes that thousands of residents of the three districts have been facing for many years.
Currently, local residents living close to the Bulyanhulu gold mine have limited access to a reliable source of fresh water.
Construction of the new water pipeline thanks to significant financial support from Barrick's Bulyanhulu mine will provide residents living in the Tanazania’s Kahama, Geita, and Shinyanga districts with much-needed clean and safe fresh drinking water.
The project came into action via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bulyanhulu Gold mine, Kahama District Council, Geita District Council and Shinyanga Rural District Council.
Lack of access to safe drinking water is the biggest problem facing impoverished residents of the area and is the leading cause of health challenges.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Barrick and regional authorities shows that the district councils who are beneficiaries of the project have appointed Kahama District Council to act on their behalf on all matters pertaining to the implementation of the project.
Although Barrick has invested $2 million, the true cost of the project is expected to be known after a professional and competent private consultant carries out the feasibility study in order to establish the viability and exact cost of construction.
Kahama DC Bahati Mataka said upon completion of the project in about three years, the current water crisis facing the region is expected to become history.
This will be the second major water project sponsored by the Bulyanhulu mine. The mine has previously invested heavily for construction of a water pipeline from Lake Victoria to Bugarama ward, where the mine is located.
The project also included construction of 15 out-take points that provide free water to communities along the pipeline.
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