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Sukuma to supply clean, safe water to KZN's Injasuthi community

South Africa may lack a nationwide infrastructure of utilities, but water is really essential for life, yet many of the country's citizens are still without ready access to a supply of clean and safe water, says the Business Excellence website.

Pietermaritzburg-based Infrastructure specialists Sukuma Consulting Engineers strives to get water for those who desperately need it, reports Business Excellence. "The policy of the government of South Africa is that everyone should have access to [water supply] within 200 metres of their individual household," says Mike Maher, Sukuma's managing director.

Currently, Maher says, Sukuma is involved in a major project aimed to provide water to the Injasuthi area, at the foothills of KwaZulu Natal's Drakensberg mountain range. The project, Maher tells Business Excellence, entails the construction of a 1.2 million cubic metre dam, treatment works, pump stations and about 150 kilometres of pipelines.

Read the full article on www.bus-ex.com

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