RURAL W/SUPPLY

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The project would assist the Government to improve and expand water supply services in six districts in Northern Zambia and to strengthen the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the district councils as the principal sector institutions charged with carrying out the country's water supply programs and policies. The project would consist of the following components: (i) improvement and expansion of water supply facilities in six districts in Northern Zambia; (ii) engineering services to supervise construction of piped water systems in four administrative centers and to prepare designs for four additional schemes; (iii) provision and upgrading of two provincial and six district workshops, provision of tools and equipment for these workshops, and provision of spare parts for all water supply systems (except in the western province) operated by the Department of Water Affairs; (iv) provision of vehicles, including spare parts for six district and three provincial workshops; (v) provision of housing for DWA staff in the project areas; (vi) overseas training for professional level staff of DWA; and (vii) provision of health education and rehabilitation of water supply facilities at six district health centers.