Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Wu Na Correspondent Li Zi Zhao Yuanqing On June 30, local time, the Angola Cabinda water supply project undertaken by China Railway Construction was completed. This project, constructed using Chinese standards, has a daily water supply capacity of

Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Wu Na Correspondent Li Zi Zhao Yuanqing

On June 30, local time, the Cabinda Water Supply Project in Angola, constructed by China Railway Construction , was completed. This project, constructed using Chinese standards, has a daily water supply capacity of 50,000 cubic meters and will benefit 600,000 local residents.

João Baptista Borges, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Angola, and his delegation attended the completion ceremony of the Cabinda Water Supply Project in Angola.

"Thank you to the Chinese enterprises for playing a major role in the construction of the project!" At the completion ceremony, Cabinda Magus Alexandre Nongka, Governor of Cabinda Province, said that the water supply project is of great significance and far-reaching impact to Cabinda Province. With the joint efforts of Chinese builders and local teams, the project was successfully completed, which will greatly alleviate the problem of residents' domestic water shortage.

João Baptista Borges, Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water, said that the completion of the project is a major achievement at present. Under the efficient operation of the project, Cabinda can be guaranteed to have an uninterrupted supply of tap water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During the operation of the project, it will also produce greater economic benefits and actively promote local industry, education, culture, port transportation and other industries.

Angola Local government officials are visiting the water treatment station of Cabinda Water Supply Project

It is understood that this project is Angola’s largest investment in people’s livelihood projects in Cabinda Province. It mainly includes water storage, water distribution and water supply in Cabinda and Landana urban areas. There are about 24,000 households with entrances and courtyards, and 74 centralized water supply points. Covering 92% of the population living area in Cabinda Province, Angola.

"You have realized the dream of generations of us. We no longer have to go to the Shiluango River 3 kilometers away to fetch water before dawn!" Pedlu Nishigu Joe, 62 years old, lives in Lugola Community. Si said excitedly. At the water point, there were adults with buckets on their heads and children holding plastic bottles in their hands. Hundreds of people gathered at the water point. When the clean tap water gushes out, they all showed happy smiles on their faces. During the project construction process, China Railway Construction also provided a large number of employment opportunities for the local area, provided employment for more than 10,000 local residents, and trained more than 20 middle-level and above-level managers for the local area.

Residents of the Lugora community in Cabinda, Angola, collect water from the newly built centralized water supply point

Antonio from West Fenbu Village is one of them. Before the construction of the Cabinda water system project began, he mainly made a living by selling wood and bananas. After joining the project, Anthony was promoted from an ordinary worker to a technical team leader within 3 years. When he saw streams of clear water flowing out of the pipes, Anthony felt proud to be a member of this water delivery team. "Chinese people are very friendly. My family and I have access to clean water, and I also learned real skills from Chinese masters. Our lives will get better day by day!"