At the Munxar Parish Centre, where various social, cultural, religious and sports activities take place, a water reservoir is currently being constructed with funding of around €43,600 from the Ministry for Gozo through the eco-Gozo scheme for NGOs. This funding also covers the acquisition of the necessary machinery which enables this water to be used for agricultural purposes as well as in residences of the locality.

The Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono recently visited the site where the reservoir is being constructed and which will have a capacity of about 400 cubic meters of rainwater. The Minister praised this initiative while also stressing the importance of increased harvesting and conservation of rain water in Gozo. “Water is an important resource which is given prominence in Government’s effort of transforming Gozo into an ecological island.” The Minister added, “this project is another link in the chain of projects expected to substantially increase the capacity of harvested rainwater. These projects will decrease the pressure on the water table.”

Through the same scheme, the Minister said that the location of Munxar will also be benefiting from several other projects including the installation of an electrical system which uses less energy in the parish centre and the installation of information panels in the Xlendi Tower.

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