On November 1, 2023, the World Bank and the owner, Lusaka Water Company, conducted a construction inspection of the first phase of the 250-household Sanitation Connection to Households Project in Kanyama Area, Lusaka, constructed by Guangjin Construction Zambia Limited, which is nearing completion, and this inspection was conducted to address the progress of the project and the construction of the main body of the project.
This project is another people's livelihood project following the cooperation between our company and Lusaka Water Company in 2021, and the local government is vigorously promoting the work of connecting the sewage network to households. The main construction content of the project is trench excavation, pipe installation, earth backfill, manhole repair and so on. This type of project is mainly through the burial of sewage pipe network and other ways to connect the domestic sewage network, to avoid the direct discharge of sewage into the water environment, to help reduce the pollution of various types of domestic sewage on the groundwater, soil and rivers, to improve the surrounding water environment, and at the same time to reduce the risk of disease transmission, to protect the living environment of the people.
As the project is located in a residential area with a high concentration of residential houses, the management team formulated a detailed construction plan based on the actual situation of the project site after several actual visits to the project site, taking into account the local conditions. Since the project department entered the site in July 2023, the construction personnel overcame many unfavorable factors such as many underground boulders in the construction area and large mobility of personnel on site, and adopted a variety of methods to effectively ensure the smooth progress of the project, and the main construction content was completed one month earlier than the original schedule of the contract, which has been well received by the World Bank and the owner. At present, the sanitation connection to households project is basically completed, only a small part of the household connection work remains, and the project is expected to be completed in the near future.
After listening to the report on the progress of the project, the owner fully affirmed the work of the project team and highly appreciated the efforts made by the project team in construction progress control and safe and civilized construction.
The construction of the sewerage project is closely linked to the development of the Lusaka area and will improve the overall environmental system, enhance the quality of life of the population and promote sustainable urban development. Upon completion, the project will greatly improve the sanitary conditions in Kanyama area, strongly promote the standardization of public health, and enhance the overall urban outlook of Lusaka. Guangjin team will continue to focus on the target tasks, accelerate the construction progress, and push forward the project construction with high quality and efficiency, so that more local people can enjoy the project.