BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 26. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) have launched several drinking water supply systems in Tajikistan, Trend reports referring to the press service of US Embassy in Tajikistan.
Within the framework of USAID and AKF's Thrive Tajikistan program (2018-2023), three new drinking water systems have been built in Nosiri Khusrav district of Tajikistan's Khatlon province, which will provide clean water to almost 800 households (around 3,600 people).
"The southern districts of Tajikistan, including Nosiri Khusrav, form the breadbasket of Tajikistan. However, most villages in this region had been experiencing an acute shortage of drinking and irrigation water for decades, which has been a serious challenge to achieving the districts’ maximum productive capacity. USAID, in cooperation with AKF and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, worked closely with the local governance institutions and communities to tackle this water scarcity," the message says.
Overall, the program will construct 14 water supply systems that serve more than 41,000 people.
Since 1993, USAID has cooperated with the Government of Tajikistan to enhance good governance, foster economic expansion, improve education, health, food security and strengthen regional economic connectivity.