Six Haya Water projects nearing completion
MUSCAT: Haya Water provides many services such as wastewater connectivity services to houses and other establishments in Muscat governorate and other governorates, sale of treated wastewater, sale of organic fertiliser ‘Kala’ and laboratory services.
The number of projects that are under implementation in Muscat Governorate has reached 14 projects with a total value of OMR441.821 million.
As for the existing projects, Eng. Said bin Rashid Al-Asmi, Projects general manager in Haya Water, said that the work in these projects is smoothly progressing in four areas in the Governorate of Muscat; Bousher, Seeb, Al Amerat and Greater Muttrah. There are currently 14 construction projects and 6 out of 14 are nearing completion. In addition, the contract for the design of the integrated services project for the areas of Al Khuwair 17/1 and Al Khuwair 17/2 has been awarded. The company, through this project, intends to adopt a new approach of establishing a ‘corridor for all services’. The company also focuses on improving the supply of treated wastewater in some of its projects and the work in these projects is either at the start-up, design or bidding phase.
With regards to the number of house connections that will be implemented in the current projects in various areas of Muscat Governorate, Eng. Said added that the house connections will be as follows:
In Bousher, 2,788 domestic connections will be implemented by 2019. In Seeb, 15,368 domestic connections will be implemented by 2018. In Al Amerat, 9,545 domestic connections will be implemented by 2019. In Muttrah, 3,588 domestic connections will be implemented by 2018.
Eng. Said also talked about the number of future projects expected to be implemented in 2018 and said that it hopes to start executing 9 projects in Seeb, 4 projects in Bousher, 2 in Al Amerat and only one project in Muttrah. In addition, five treated wastewater projects will be implemented and a laboratory construction project, which is considered one of the company’s infrastructures projects.
Currently, there is a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Al Amerat in Al Mahj area and a wastewater network serving about 447 residential units and governmental and commercial establishments. Due to the urban and population growth in Al Amerat, Haya Water is working according to its master plan on a project in Al Amerat which includes 3 projects for wastewater networks and the construction project of STP and pumping stations.