Six firms vying for building water project in Khasab (Oman)
The consortiums that have pre-qualified to submit bids for building the project are the
- ACWA Emirates-Sogex Oman consortium,
- Utico,
- Seven Seas-Aqua Venture Holdings consortium,
- Veolia Middle East,
- GS Inima and
- Tedagua.
World Water Day
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.
The Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015, include a target to ensure everyone has access to safe water by 2030, making water a key issue in the fight to eradicate extreme poverty.
In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly officially designated March 22 as World Water Day. World Water Day is […]