Nama Water Services company, Oman recently embarked on implementing a project to establish water distribution networks in the Wilayats of Ibri, Yanqul and Dhank in Al Dhahirah Governorate.
The overall value of the project is OMR 235 million.
The project kicked off in early December 2024, said Mohammed Harib Al Makhmari, the Project’s Director, noting that the project is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2028.
Al Makhmari explained that the project seeks to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to all residents in the Wilayats of Al Dhahirah Governorate.
He pointed out that the project aims to expand the system of water distribution networks to meet the growing population in Al Dhahirah governorate, besides enhancing the strategic storage of water in the Wilayats of Ibri, Yanqul and Dhank to cater to future demand until the year 2050, based on population growth and urban expansion data.
The project, designed to provide 22,000 water metre connections, will benefit more than 270,000 people in the governorate’s three wilayats, said Al Makhmari, adding that the total number of water metre connections is envisaged to reach about 500,000 connections by 2050.
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