Five drinking-water purification stations have arrived in Sudan’s West Darfur state with support from the TASIS-backed Government of Peace, expanding efforts to improve access to safe water in communities affected by years of conflict and deteriorating infrastructure.
Three of the stations have already been installed in El Geneina, the state capital, with one entering service at El Geneina Hospital, according to Radio Tamazuj on Monday.
Hussein Manzoul, the engineer overseeing the installations, said the facilities were allocated according to local needs, with priority given to vulnerable communities across Darfur and Kordofan.
He said the project aims to address water contamination and high concentrations of dissolved salts in groundwater, longstanding problems that have restricted access to safe drinking water in several areas.
Technical teams are currently installing a fourth station in Forobaranga, where residents have faced persistent water-quality problems, while the fifth has been allocated to Beida locality.
The installations are intended to improve access to treated drinking water and reduce health risks associated with contaminated water supplies.
The latest deliveries expand a wider TASIS-supported water programme that has already reached other parts of Darfur.
Earlier projects included purification facilities in Nyala, South Darfur, and Zalingei, Central Darfur, where local authorities have sought to restore basic services disrupted by the war.
Water access remains a major humanitarian concern across Sudan. The International Organization for Migration has warned that damage to infrastructure, fuel shortages and interruptions to water systems have severely undermined essential services.
The need is particularly acute at medical facilities. On October 7, Sudan’s state news agency reported that a separate project supported by the Sudanese American Medical Association had begun drilling a well in El Geneina to improve water supplies for dialysis services and other hospital departments.
The latest TASIS-backed installations are part of efforts to restore essential civilian infrastructure in areas administered by the Government of Peace, although the operational status of all five stations has not yet been confirmed.
