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March 13, 2008
Congo Water Treatment Plant is Rebuilt in Civil War Region
After being damaged during the past civil war, the water supply system in the town of Kinkala, Congo has been rehabilitated, and now can supply clean potable water to 10,000 residents of the Pool Region.
The facility was rebuilt through the efforts of the Congolese government and the International Committee of the Red Cross at a cost of $445,560.
"The water treatment facility will improve the living conditions of citizens and prevent diseases and epidemics related to the lack of clean drinking water," said Yoka Onika, general manager of the Societe Nationale de Distribution d'Eau.
According to a 2005 assessment by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) , only 22 percent of Pool residents had access to clean drinking water, as reported by UN Regional Information Networks, and published by allAfrica.com.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at March 13, 2008 10:41 AM
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