Title: Zanzibar: A water scheme in the spice islands
Description: We have crossed the Indian Ocean and landed in Zanzibar. The spice island famous for—cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. But did you know that this tiny group of islands is also renowned in the history books for the shortest war -38 minutes that took place when slavery was abolished.
Zanzibar, a part of Africa, does not have lions, elephants and other wild animals. Here, safaris happen underwater in the Indian Ocean. MEIL team executing the rehabilitation and improvement of the water supply scheme in two towns, Dole and Mfenesini, on this beautiful island off the coast of East-Central africa. With no fresh water rivers running, water is drawn from the ground through borewells.
Project Details
| Contractor | Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited, Hyderabad |
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| End Client | ZANZIBAR WATER AUTHORITY (ZAWA), MALAWI ROAD MSIKITI MABUULU, ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA, AFRICA |
| Location | Ungujaisland, Zone- Mfenesini Zone, Mfenesini Scheme Zone- Kizimbani Zone, Dole scheme |
| Consultant | CRUSX Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Delhi |
| Technical Details | Mfenesin scheme has 10no. borewells at various locations. Flow of borewells in- range of 70 m3/hr to 140m3/hr. The rising main from each borewell location will fill up raw water storage reservoir, the pumping machinery installed at storage reservoir will pump the water to the overhead distribution tank. Dole scheme has 10no. borewells at various locations. Flow of borewells in- range of 70 m3/hr to 140m3/hr. The rising main from each borewell location will fill up raw water storage reservoir, the pumping machinery installed at storage reservoir will pump the water to the overhead distribution tank. |
| Scope of Work | Engineering services for Electrical, mechanical, C&I SCADA, Fibre optic communication for all borewell, data can monitor at main pumping station. User can control and monitor all borewell from main pumping station. Mechanical interconnection piping, Mechanical equipment scrutiny etc. done. |
