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[h=3]The Danish government will fund the construction of a large rain-fed lake which is to be dug at Nanja Village of Lepuruko Ward in Monduli District next year.[/h]
Danish Prime Minister Ms Helle Thorning-Schmidt
The Lepuruko Ward Councillor Mr Julius Kalanga revealed that Denmark has injected over 500m/- through CARE International so that the man-made lake could be dug in the sun-scorched and windswept area which has always suffered prolonged spells of drought. Speaking during the state visit of Danish Prime Minister Ms Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who also visited local Maasai villages on Thursday, the ward councillor added that the project is being undertaken by Care-International in conjunction with the Local Ekweti Women Group. Nanja, and several other villages in Lepuruko together pulls in a population of 6,000 mostly nomadic pastoralists from Maasai communities who are in dire need of water for their households and 20,000 livestock. The large dam is said to be able to hold enough rain water to supply the vicinity throughout the year. When it rains here it certainly pours in torrents, sometimes causing floods and if we can tap this potential then Lepuruko will have enough water to fill the lake as well as provide for all villages, said the Ward leader. A local resident, Mr Njokutu Alami who owns 30 cattle, in addition to other domestic animals said they are always compelled to travel up to 20 kilometres in search of water and during drought spells the distance doubles. The former Monduli Member of Parliament, the late Edward Sokoine who was also Tanzanias Prime Minister was working to provide pipe water from Mto-wa-Mbu area but the project failed to materialize after he died in 1984, said Mr Alami, adding that the current MP Mr Edward Lowassa is also working on various other alternatives to bring water to Nanja. When asked about the formerly proposed Mto-wa-Mbu water project, the Monduli District Commissioner Mr Jowika Kasunga said it was later realized that the water at Mto-wa-Mbu ward wasnt enough to cater for the entire district. At the moment we are in talks with leaders of Meru District so that if possible we may tap and pipe water from the slopes of Mount Meru and channel the same to Lepuruko and other parts of Monduli that need water, said Mr Kasunga. Premier Schmidt reiterated her countrys stand to support community projects and other humanitarian programmes in Tanzania especially in rural areas and with special focus on women and marginalized groups.
Danish Prime Minister Ms Helle Thorning-Schmidt
The Lepuruko Ward Councillor Mr Julius Kalanga revealed that Denmark has injected over 500m/- through CARE International so that the man-made lake could be dug in the sun-scorched and windswept area which has always suffered prolonged spells of drought. Speaking during the state visit of Danish Prime Minister Ms Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who also visited local Maasai villages on Thursday, the ward councillor added that the project is being undertaken by Care-International in conjunction with the Local Ekweti Women Group. Nanja, and several other villages in Lepuruko together pulls in a population of 6,000 mostly nomadic pastoralists from Maasai communities who are in dire need of water for their households and 20,000 livestock. The large dam is said to be able to hold enough rain water to supply the vicinity throughout the year. When it rains here it certainly pours in torrents, sometimes causing floods and if we can tap this potential then Lepuruko will have enough water to fill the lake as well as provide for all villages, said the Ward leader. A local resident, Mr Njokutu Alami who owns 30 cattle, in addition to other domestic animals said they are always compelled to travel up to 20 kilometres in search of water and during drought spells the distance doubles. The former Monduli Member of Parliament, the late Edward Sokoine who was also Tanzanias Prime Minister was working to provide pipe water from Mto-wa-Mbu area but the project failed to materialize after he died in 1984, said Mr Alami, adding that the current MP Mr Edward Lowassa is also working on various other alternatives to bring water to Nanja. When asked about the formerly proposed Mto-wa-Mbu water project, the Monduli District Commissioner Mr Jowika Kasunga said it was later realized that the water at Mto-wa-Mbu ward wasnt enough to cater for the entire district. At the moment we are in talks with leaders of Meru District so that if possible we may tap and pipe water from the slopes of Mount Meru and channel the same to Lepuruko and other parts of Monduli that need water, said Mr Kasunga. Premier Schmidt reiterated her countrys stand to support community projects and other humanitarian programmes in Tanzania especially in rural areas and with special focus on women and marginalized groups.
