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Mulando asks heads of dept to utilise funds rationally

Mulando asks heads of dept to utilise funds rationally
By Mulimbi Mulaliki
Friday February 08, 2008 [03:00]

North Western Province Permanent Secretary Jeston Mulando has asked heads of government departments to utilise budgeted-for funds rationally and efficiently. And North Western Water and Sewerage Company is owed over K900 million in unpaid water bills. Opening the Provincial Development Coordinating Committee (PDCC) in Solwezi, Mulando observed that the monitoring committee of all capital projects in the province was weak.

“I want to direct that the committee must carryout regular monitoring of all capital projects in order to have updated information on the progress of project implementation,” Mulando said.

Mulando said the tentative provincial budget estimates authorised was K25 billion.
He noted that some programmes budgeted for this year were carried from last year.

And in a report to PDCC, North Western Water and Sewerage Company stated that the water supply situation in the province continued to improve from an average of 20 hours in March 2007 to 21 hours per day in December 2007.

The report also disclosed that due to the debt amounting to over K900 million it was owed, the company faced major challenges in meeting operation needs, maintenance and investment costs using internally generated funds.

Labels: BUDGET, NORTHWESTERN PROVINCE, PDCC

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