DODOMA, March 22 -- AS nations across the globe commemorate World Water Day today, the government has announced plans to invest a total of 787.5bn/- in various rural water supply projects under its ambitious 2026–2030 programme.

The initiative aims to ensure access to clean and safe water in the remaining 1,575 villages. Speaking in Dodoma ahead of the commemoration, the Director General of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Eng Wolta Kirita, said that under the 1-5-7-5 agenda, the government will allocate 200bn/- in the 2026/2027 financial year to supply water to 400 villages.

He further explained that in the 2027/2028 financial year, 197.5bn/- will be invested to benefit 395 villages.

In the 2028/2029 financ...