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Authority says working
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ADDIS
ABEBA(July 21,2008) - The
Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AWSA) on Friday admitted
there was water shortage in the city and said it was doing every thing
possible to ensure adequate supply.
The authority said the city's water supply was too little to meet
the ever increasing demand, as a result of some reasons, notably the
more than 55 thousand condominium houses that being built each year.
"The current water supply of the city is not more than fifty
percent of the total demand," Getnet Gessesse, Head, Information
and Public Relation Service told reporters.
He said the authority was aware of the "immense" shortage
of water supply in the city.
He said in a move to curb the dire shortage, the authority was carrying
63 deep well projects around the city which, believed to bolster its
capacity by 30 per cent.
Meanwhile, the authority urged the public to settle bills for the
supply of water in a timely manner.
He said more than 30 percent of the bill was returned unpaid to the
main branch this fiscal year, which means some three to four million
Birr was overdue on clients.
In that respect, the authority announced that, effective August 3,
2008, it has extended the five day grace period to 14 days.
This, said the authority will not only offer respite to customers,
but it also avoids extra expense normally levied up on them for failing
to pay their bills within the five days.
Getnet said the decision was part of the Business Re-engineering Process
(BPR), currently underway in the authority, "just like other
government bodies" aimed at responding to customer complaints
by establishing a direct and regular contact with clients.
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