JICA to set up Rwf 400bn water project

RWAMAGANA – The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will soon embark on a rural water supply project in Eastern Province worth over Rwf400 billion. Shoji Fujii, an official of the Japanese development agency, while presenting the project’s plan before local leaders yesterday, said their study had identified present water coverage in the province at 53%, which is much less than the average rate for the country which currently stands at 71%.