Society
Water Access Costs Drop in Antananarivo
Residents of Tanjombato interested in Mora connections. Access to drinking water is expanding in Antananarivo through the Water Access and Supply Project (Paaep). The project aims to extend drinking water services to ten fokontany in Greater Antananarivo, with connections offered at an affordable rate of 30,000 ariary. This "Promotional Connections" project is part of celebrations marking Jirama's fiftieth anniversary. A field visit was conducted on August 22, 2026 in the fokontany of Tanjombato Iraitsimivaky and Ankorondrano by officials and technicians to launch the project. The objective is to inform and raise awareness among the population, so that households interested in the program understand the technical requirements and various steps to follow. In its first phase, the project aims to supply drinking water to ten thousand households spread across ten fokontany, namely Manarintsoa Atsinanana, Antetezanafovoany I, Faliarivo Ambanidia, Angarangarana, Anosibe Andrefana I, Ankerana Ankadindramamy and Anosivavaka Ambohimanarina. The Paaep, financed by the World Bank at 400 million USD with support from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, aims to sustainably improve access to drinking water for over one million people in Greater Antananarivo and several secondary cities in Madagascar. This first phase will last nine months. Miangaly Ralitera
Source: L'Express de Madagascar