Switzerland and Austria co-finance construction of water supply system in Miresti village

A new water system has been inaugurated today in Miresti village, Hancesti district, as part of the Water and Sanitation Program with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), as well as with local contributions from the mayor's office and the people of Miresti, Info-Prim Neo reports. The new water system supplies 190 households, two schools (190 students), the kindergarten (60 children) and two social institutions with drinking water. The population of Miresti counts 1,300 inhabitants. The self-financing of the water supply system is ensured by an efficient billing system (individual water meter for each connection) and a water price that is affordable for the population, SDC says in a press release. In the last five years, about 32,000 people in the districs of Nisporeni, Hancesti, Straseni have benefited from the support of SDC’s programs.