SHANDONG, March 9 -- TANZANIA is stepping up plans to establish a National Water Grid aimed at linking major water sources across the country to guarantee a reliable water supply for economic growth.

In preparations for the establishment of the National Water Grid, the Minister for Water Jumaa Aweso has travelled to China where he visited the countrys National Water Grid system to learn how large water sources, including rivers and lakes, are interconnected from the northern to southern parts of the country.

Aweso, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Mwajuma Waziri, and other sector officials, travelled to Shandong Province in northern China to observe how the large-scale system integrates water resources in...