- The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a water treatment plant in Enugu
- The plant is capable of treating and supplying one million litres of water daily to its immediate environment
- The project is the first water treatment plant constructed solely by Nigerian Army Engineers
The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a water treatment plant at Abakpa Cantonment in Enugu, capable of treating and supplying one million litres of water daily to the barracks and its environs.
Abakpa cantonment is the headquarters of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who inaugurated the project on Wednesday, July 12 said the plant would solve the over 30-year-old perennial water problem in the barracks and its environs.
COAS Buratai and other senior officers at the inauguration of the water plant. Photo credit: Nigerian Army
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Buratai said that the project was the first water treatment plant constructed solely by Nigerian Army Engineers.
He said the Enugu state government provided the transformer to power the plant and additional funds for its construction.
The water can store 1million litres of water
Buratai also said that the state government had promised to construct the road leading to the treatment plant from the cantonment gate.
The plant sources water from Miri Ocha River, flowing behind the cantonment.
The Enugu state government also contributed financially to the project
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, who conceived and executed the project, said it was executed through direct labour by 44 Army Engineers.
Abubakar said the plant used rapid filtration system, adding that water from the plant had already been certified fit for consumption by NAFDAC.
The water treatment plant have been certified by NAFDAC. Photo credit: Nigerian Army
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi said the state government would collaborate with the army to replicate the technology to upgrade the water supply scheme in the state. (NAN)
Recently, the Nigerian Army inaugurated locally fabricated Infantry Patrol Vehicles (IPV) to strengthen troops’ operations nationwide.
The minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, inaugurated the vehicles and also performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a new army cantonment named as Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment at Giri, on the Airport Road in Abuja.
The COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said the vehicles were locally designed and fabricated by personnel of the Nigerian Army after extensive research.
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