Kano govt promises water supply by Dec After decade of disruption
After more than a decade of broken supply and chronic scarcity, the Kano State Government has asked residents to prepare to see water flowing again from the Challawa Water Treatment Plant. Commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, gave the assurance during an inspection of the Challawa facility and Goron […]
For over a decade, Kano State has struggled with broken water supplies and severe scarcity. During an inspection of the Challawa Water Treatment Plant and Goron Dutse reservoirs, the Commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, announced that water will once again flow from Challawa by December, Insha Allah.
The plant, capable of producing 220 million liters of water daily, currently only produces up to 30 percent of its capacity due to vandalization and neglect. Restoration efforts include repairing filtration units, clarifiers, manifolds, high lift pumps, and replacing asbestos pipes with steel ones. By mid-September, a test run is expected.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration is committed to addressing Kano's water demand, which currently exceeds 300 million liters per day, out of the total 700 million liters needed. The commissioner urged residents to use water responsibly and emphasized the state's determination to end the water scarcity issue once and for all.
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