With Blantyre city residents facing acute water shortage every year, the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) plans to start tapping water from Mulanje.
BWB says it will begin drawing water from Likhubula River in Mulanje to distribute to people in Blantyre and surrounding areas.
Acting chief executive officer Henry Bakuwa said the board will start the work when Parliament approves funds for the board.
“We will start tapping water from Mulanje Mountain when parliament approves funds for the board in the next Parliament sitting,” said Bakuwa.
Bakuwa added that the project will boost the supply of water in Blantyre city and surrounding areas. He said the project is expected to start on 1 July and it will take one year and six months to be completed.
According to Bakuwa, funding for the project will come from the Indian government while the ministry of finance will disburse the funds with approval from Parliament.
He said the approval of the loan is not amongst the bills to be discussed in the current sitting of Parliament hence there is need to wait for the next session of the National Assembly.
Komaso mukamapanga izi make sure komwe mukutengako anthu sakusowa madzio
SRWB taps from MJ but thyolo can stay for weeks without water. Their no enough water in mj mountain
shire river would av been best…..
shire river would av been best…..
BWB mukalonjeza muzkwanilitsa chifukwa anthu amakhala alimaso gaaa kuyanganira kunjira.
BWB mukalonjeza muzkwanilitsa chifukwa anthu amakhala alimaso gaaa kuyanganira kunjira.
Wat happen with shire river ?maiko anzathu akusowa madzi a fresh ngati athuwa,timangoyang,ana akupita ku zambezi osawagwilisa ntchito
Wat happen with shire river ?maiko anzathu akusowa madzi a fresh ngati athuwa,timangoyang,ana akupita ku zambezi osawagwilisa ntchito
That plan is long overdue it must hav implemented may during Muluzis erra the vision 2020 hasn’t helped us!
Make sure mulanje district benefits from the revenue
Make sure mulanje district benefits from the revenue
Just an idea.looking forward for its implementation. Or Else use it as we’re approaching 2017with campaign ahead in order to draw closer more votes in 2019,
We need longtime measures not temporary. Construct a new dam for Blantyre as the city keeps growing. We suffer because we don’t plan ahead. Malawi isn’t semi-arid but we suffer more than such countries. Let’s ask ourselves why.
Zopusa madzi anayambila kuvuta mujaa
Water resources in Mt. MULANJE are being depleted due to heavy deforestation. Soon there will be no water.
Timwed madz amu mj
Ife ndapachidilawo izi sizitikhudza
Great move, but implementation is a problem in Malawi.
Where were you all this time with this great ideas?
they hv ideas but the problemz is resources. even Escom had plans to construct power stations way back in 90’s but they dont hv funds to do so. (political will)
Koma zizatheka zimezi koma taomba mmanja tatopa chifukwa zinayamba kale kale
Bwezi zitachitika kale koma anthu ake osogolerawo samakhala ndimasomphenya,if that is de case cary on.
WOW, Good idea if implemented.
Likhubula, Ruo and Shire rivers are perennial and one wonders why such ideas did not come forth by the previous administrators.
Please find fund elsewhere because if implemented it will improve the city’s revenue tremendously.
Likhubula,Ruwo rivers and S
Great move BWB.
inu. asogoleri ali kumalawi. sindikudziwa kuti amaganidza bwanji. inu Tili ndi nyanja. ya. madzi a flesh. abwino. koma kukanika kupanga saplay allover malawi. madzi angoonongeka
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they cant do it, i know 4 sure,we wu continue takin dirty water from rivers.
Kumalira each and every year akut njala mvula siinagwe bwino ,ndimazifusa kuti lake malawi madzi anaphwela? Shame
Kumalira each and every year akut njala mvula siinagwe bwino ,ndimazifusa kuti lake malawi madzi anaphwela? Shame
A BWB chonde stop kutumiza ma bill onama.Munthu mwezi oyamba bill K10,000.Mwezi wachiwiri K12,000.Wachitatu K800.Zoona zenizeni ndi ziti and yet timakhala anthu atatu basi!!