Asia-Pacific Water Forum

Water Champion Mohamed Rasheed: Engaging the Private Sector to Invest in Water

In the mid 90s, Male' was experiencing intense water shortages. Distribution of available water was ineffective, while wastewater handling systems faced challenges such as corrosion, blockage, flooding, leakage, and poor maintenance.

The final solution was the formation Male's Water & Sewerage Company Pvt. Ltd (MWSC) that focused on increasing Male's desalinization capacity, sewer rehabilitation and maintenance, full cost recovery for WSS, and full piped reticulation of water.

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