With the capacity of treating over 5000 cubic meters a day, Mpanga water treatment plant was launched in 2017 to feed different sectors of Nyanza district.
Some residents are however frustrated as they fetch water from marshlands exposing them to risks of diseases yet water from the plant is distributed to far distant population.
“Imagine how frustrating it is having a water treatment plant in this village that can’t help us to get safe water while it supplies water to Bugesera district. You understand that it benefits only that area leaving us helpless,” said Révérien Mureramanzi.
“We don’t have water at homes. We fetch from marshlands. This has resulted into contamination of infectious diseases like verminosis and malaria,” said another resident Annonciate Mukahigiro from Nyamazi village, Mpanga cell of Mukingo sector.
As he attended the launch of Water Supply and Sanitation policy week yesterday, the mayor of Nyanza district, Erasme Ntazinda explained that water will be made available to residents gradually.
He this will go hand in hand with upgrading Shyogwe-Mayaga, Butansinda-Agahombo-Mulinga and Busasamana-Rwabicuma-Nyagisozi watercourses.
“We have projects to make safe water available by next year. Other areas of focus include Mukinga and Mpanga where the water treatment plant is constructed. We agreed with WASAC to make water accessible there,” said Ntazinda.
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