Australia funds Dili drinking water

Australia funds Dili drinking water

JAKARTA: The government of Australia formally handed over its
funded water supply and sanitation facilities for East Timor
people on Friday here.

The embassy said in a statement that the project, begun in
1992, was now officially under the ministry of health.

The project was completed last month in Dili, with works
implemented in urban areas of Dili and Suai.

Its objective is to improve the welfare of the people of Dili
and Covalima regencies through sustainable improvements to water
supply and sanitation facilities, the statement said.

Giving no financial details of the project, the embassy said
that it included the improvement of the capacity of local water
supplies, and construction and rehabilitation of water sanitation
and drainage works to provide the people with a cheap and clean
water supply.