The Toto Water plant in Nigeria that was rendered obsolete has been rehabilitated by The Nasarawa state office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a cost of $982 million.
Although the facility was constructed almost four decades ago by the late Solomon Lar who was the governor of the old Plateau State at that time, it was only maintained for five years.
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The newly rehabilitated Toto Water Scheme was officially handed over to the Nasarawa State Water Board by Dr. Salisu Raj who is the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. The hand over was done at Toto’s headquarters.
Before the project went dormant, it had been in use for about five years. The coming of Governor Al-Makura felt the need to give the people of Toto the much needed portable water. He directed the MDGs to have a work plan that has become fruitful today.
The old water scheme had only a capacity of 200 cubic litres but the newly launched scheme has a capability of supplying 400 cubic meter water capacity. This upgrade is in response to the growth in population of Toto town.
The project is designed in such a way that allows the Toto inhabitants to have a 24-hr supply of water due to the backup power plant and the public power supply. Since conception, construction up to completion, $982 million has been expended on the whole project.
In a previous interview, the water board General Manager through his representative said that the board would ensure that the project was used to its optimum level best.
