Water is the world’s most precious resource, and in many parts of Africa the ability to provide clean drinking water is literally the difference between life or death for many people. In order to facilitate the provision of water for drinking and agricultural use, the 17th October saw the official opening of the Chemususu Dam project located 80km North West of the town of Nakuru in the Rift Valley.
The dam was officially opened by the Assistant Minister for Water, Mr Mwangi Kiunjuri, storing almost eleven billion litres of water when in full operation, in order to service one of the driest regions in Kenya. The rains for Rift valley have often proved to be unreliable, and thus the Kenyan government has taken this brave step to ensure drinking and associated requirements will be met for years to come, even in the driest of seasons.
The official opening coincided with the commissioning of a mobile screening and crushing train supplied by Sandvik Mining and Construction Tanzania. This has been supplied in conjunction with the VAS Group, a Nairobi based supplier of specialist construction equipment. The screening and crushing train is initially being utilised to produce road base for the haul roads on site, and will then be required to provide all necessary aggregates for the fill and associated construction requirements.
The dam was officially opened by the Assistant Minister for Water, Mr Mwangi Kiunjuri, storing almost eleven billion litres of water when in full operation, in order to service one of the driest regions in Kenya. The rains for Rift valley have often proved to be unreliable, and thus the Kenyan government has taken this brave step to ensure drinking and associated requirements will be met for years to come, even in the driest of seasons.
The official opening coincided with the commissioning of a mobile screening and crushing train supplied by Sandvik Mining and Construction Tanzania. This has been supplied in conjunction with the VAS Group, a Nairobi based supplier of specialist construction equipment. The screening and crushing train is initially being utilised to produce road base for the haul roads on site, and will then be required to provide all necessary aggregates for the fill and associated construction requirements.
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- NBM&CW December 2009
