Al Maktoum Foundation signs contract to implement 10 water pumping stations in Sudan

KHARTOUM: In implementation of the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and U.A.E. Minister of Finance, and sponsored by the Al Maktoum Foundation, the foundation has signed a contract for the implementation of 10 water stations in South Darfur and West Kordofan in Sudan, at a cost of Dh1 million. Mohammed Obaid bin Ghannam, Secretary-General of the Al Maktoum Foundation, said in a statement that the regions for the wells have been selected very carefully and that areas experiencing water scarcity that leads to a consequent struggle to supply tribes, in addition to the lack of clean water, guided the allocation of five wells in South Darfur and another five in West Kordofan. Mr. bin Ghannam added that the project serves more than half a million people, and it is expected that these stations will lead to the stabilisation and reconstruction of large areas in the regions. He said out that each water station consists of artesian wells, a water storage tank with a capacity of 25 cubic meters, pump and generator, and pipes for water distribution to citizens. Additionally, the wells are surrounded by protective wire and supply irrigation for animals in proportion to the nature of the pastoral zone. A delegation from the Al Maktoum Foundation, headed by the Secretary-General and with the membership of Hamdan Hamid Mohammed, Cultural Counsellor of the Authority, visited Sudan last week and met with Ahmad Mohamed Adam, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, signing in his presence a contract with companies qualified to execute the project, which is expected to be completed within four months. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395269121307.html