DAWASCO kuwa na viosk Dar

Tuone kama watakuwa na mafanikio. Au tutasikia hajkuna maji ila kwa wanaoweza 'kuongeza kidogo'. System ya maji inahaitaji kukarabatiwa. Si ni ile ile aliyoacha mkoloni iliyojengwa kuhudumia watu milioni moja tu?

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Dawasco to introduce 300 water selling kiosks

2008-03-21

By Our Correspondent

The Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Corporation (Dawasco) has announced new plans to use trucks to distribute water at designated selling points in Dar es Salaam. The water utility firm says it will introduce kiosks and start physical distribution of water, apart from installing water pipes.

Dawasco Public Relations Manager Badra Masoud told The Guardian that water kiosks would be placed in areas that face acute water crisis, adding that the services would be offered at affordable price. According to the official, a 10-litre container will be selling at 20/- and a 20-litre one at 30/-.

``The facility will be managed by DAWASCO employees. A respected and trustworthy member of the community will be picked to manage these kiosks,`` said Masoud. On the monitoring of sales, she said the company would directly deal with the appointed sales persons who would be required to submit collected money against meter records.

Masoud said collections from the respective water points would be divided equitably - part of the money would go to the maintenance of the facility and the other for paying the salary of the manager. According to the official, Dawasco has drawn up a two-year plan to put up 300 water-kiosks in Dar es Salaam. She added that all problematic areas would be covered satisfactorily.

Meanwhile, DAWASCO has dismissed as baseless claims that its workers have polluted the water source at Ruvu, saying the security level at the location was too high for that to be done.

``Those were mere rumours. No one is allowed to stay close to the source. Even those who are going for a study tour must be scrutinised thoroughly before they are allowed in. How come that a stranger could find his way in? asked Masoud.

As part of Water Week celebrations, a number of Dar es Salaam residents turned up at Mnazi Mmoja grounds to clear their outstanding debt balances, according to the official.

SOURCE: Guardian

Mji wa Dar es Salaam kukosa Maji siku Tano!

Wadau huko Dar, naomba mtueleze hali ilivyo kule. Poleni sana!

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TANGAZO.
Dar kukosa maji siku tano

3-3-08

Kutoka Food for Thought Blog

JIJI la Dar es Salaam, litakumbwa na uhaba wa maji kwa muda wa siku tano kuanzia leo.Taarifa ya kukosekana huko kwa maji imetolewa jana kwa vyombo vya habari na Shirika la Majisafi na Majitaka Dar es Salaam na Pwani (DAWASCO) kwa niaba ya Shirika la Majisafi na Majitaka (DAWASA).

Hata hivyo, ukosekanaji wa maji hayo ambao unatokana na kufanyiwa ukarabati mkubwa wa mtambo wa Ruvu Juu utayakumba baadhi ya maeneo ya jiji.Kwa mujibu wa Dawasco, ukarabati huo mkubwa wa mtambo umearifiwa kufanywa na Shirika la Majisafi na Majitaka (Dawasa).
“Dawasa inawataarifu wakazi wa jiji kwamba mtambo wa kuzalisha maji wa Ruvu Juu utafanyiwa ukarabati mkubwa kwa siku tano mfululizo kuanzia Jumatatu Machi 3 hadi Ijumaa Machi 7, 2008 hivyo kusababisha kutopatikana kabisa kwa maji baadhi ya maeneo ya jiji,’ ilieleza sehemu ya taarifa hiyo.

Taarifa hiyo ilieleza kuwa maeneo yaliyotajwa kukumbwa na ukosefu huo wa maji ni ambayo yanapata maji kutoka Ruvu juu.

Maeneo hayo ni Kibaha, mkoani Pwani, Kibamba, Mbezi, Kimara, Changanyikeni, Ubungo, Kibangu, Makuburi, Tabata na Kisukuru. Dawasa imewaomba radhi wateja wake kwa usumbusu utakaotokea wakati wa ukarabati huo.