{"id":185235,"date":"2014-05-23T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/international-water-contract-for-south-darfur-s-dried-nyala\/"},"modified":"2014-05-23T20:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T20:23:00","slug":"international-water-contract-for-south-darfur-s-dried-nyala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/international-water-contract-for-south-darfur-s-dried-nyala","title":{"rendered":"International water contract for South Darfur’s dried Nyala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both the Second Vice-President, Hasabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman, and the Governor of South Darfur attended a contract ceremony in Khartoum on Thursday, held for supplying Nyala city with drinking water from the Baggara Basin, at the cost of 100 million pounds ($17,4 million).<\/p>\n

Maj. Gen. Adam Mahmoud Jarelnabi of South Darfur announced that the contract will be implemented by the United Arab Emirates and an Egyptian company specialised in digging wells and electricity connection. The water pipes’ work will be implemented by a Czech company.<\/p>\n

The Governor pointed out that signing this contract will provide \u201ca final and radical solution to the problem of water in Nyala\u201d. He confirmed that the project also deals with the dams of Romalya and Bilail, explaining that the latter dam\u2019s work had begun and will end in three week’s time. The dam will provide water to the city. \u201cThe project of water supply of Nyala is a dream come true,\u201d Jarelnabi said.<\/p>\n

File photo: Nyala, capital of South Darfur (Hamid Abdulsalam\/Unamid)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

Three-month crisis as fuel shortage silences water pumps in Gireida, South Darfur<\/a> (13 April 2014)<\/p>\n

Acute drinking water shortage, ‘health disaster’ in South Darfur camps<\/a> (26 November 2013)<\/p>\n

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