The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Water Authority of Fiji has installed 107 Ecological Purification Systems throughout Fiji.
This was highlighted by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Parveen Bala while speaking at the United Nations World Water Day at Churchill Park, Lautoka.
Bala says that these systems make use of the natural processes to treat water which is safe for drinking.
He says 28 of these projects are located in the Western Division with another 31 sites earmarked in this financial year and the total funding provided by the government for this program is FJ$2 million.
Bala says another government initiative is the distribution of free 5,000L rainwater harvesting tanks through Water Authority of Fiji to the rural and maritime communities with a total funding of $1.4 million.
He says that the new water sources such as groundwater and water desalination plants will be developed for the remote island communities.
The minister says that the project focuses on the protection of the environment and coastal ecosystems through reducing the transfer of chemicals, nutrients and sediments from agriculture, forestry catchments, and untreated wastewater.
