Tunisia has started operating the Siliana tertiary wastewater treatment facility after completing restoration and extension work, according to ZAWYA.
This initiative aims to improve water quality, safeguard natural resources, and improve the overall well-being of the local community. The 22 million dinar treatment plant is the first in north-west Tunisia to be equipped with tertiary wastewater treatment.
Leila Chikhaoui, Tunisia’s Minister of Environment, stated in a statement that similar projects will be carried out in eight governorates over the next four years, emphasizing the need of using wastewater in agriculture and industry.
The project was completed with the help of a concessional loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Resident Representative of the JICA Office in Tunisia, UENO Shuhei, said that the Siliana wastewater treatment plant is one of the five plants that have received JICA funding for rehabilitation and extension works, besides Medjez El-Bab, Jendouba, Tabarka and Beja, as part of the project to improve the water environment in local towns.
And added that
“This project also aims to rehabilitate and extend sewerage networks in ten governorates: Beja, Jendouba, Siliana, Kef, Bizerte, Zaghouan, Sidi Bouzid, Kasserine, Kébili and Sfax.”
