The project consisted of two sub-projects and was supported by Japanese Grant Aid, implemented to contribute to improving access to clean water as called for by the National Development Strategy (2006). Under the project, two rural water supply systems were constructed in Mkanda in Mchiji Disrict and Santhe in Kasunga District.
Planned population for water supply: 7,000 + 7,500; total of 14,500 (estimate for 2020)
Facilities: Distribution basins (1 elevated and 1 on the ground); pumping facilities (7 boreholes); pipelines (approximately 30 km); communal taps (14); administration buildings (2); office buildings (2); repair of boreholes in rural areas of the Mchinji District (including the construction of alternative and/or additional boreholes)
Targets: 300 boreholes constructed with Japanese cooperation in the 1990s and relevant villages
Population with access to boreholes: Increase from 52,250 (2010) to 83,500 (2020)
Borehole repair by means of pump renewal, etc. (280 sites), construction of an alternative borehole (15 sites), construction of an additional borehole (39 sites), support for educational activities regarding borehole maintenance targeting local borehole users