IDINI-NKC Water Supply Project Groundbreaking Ceremony Held by Mauritanian Government

SOURCE: CGCINT Mauritania

On November 20, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony of IDINI-NKC water supply project was grandly held in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania. Several senior government officials, including Mr. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, Mr. Mokhtar Ould Diay, Prime Minister, and Ms. Amal Mint Mouloud, Minister of Water Resources, as well as Mr. Li Baijun, Chinese Ambassador to Mauritania, attended the ceremony. 

This project consists of supplying and installing 59 km DN1200 ductile iron pipeline connecting the IDINI water resource area to Nouakchott, in order to increase the drinking water supply capacity of the capital and alleviate the water shortage problem.

In his speech, the President said that the water supply project is a key initiative to safeguard people's livelihoods and promote economic development, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to all those that involved in the project construction.

Mr. Li Baijun, Chinese Ambassador to Mauritania, encouraged the project team to complete the construction with a high sense of responsibility, demonstrating the professional strength of Chinese enterprises, and emphasized that the project will not only benefit people's livelihood, but will also further deepen the Sino-Mauritanian friendship and cooperation, and assist the local economic and social development.

Mr. President paid a warm visit to CGCINT project team