Ministry of Water and Irrigation

Ministry of Water and Irrigation
Ministry overview
Wizara ya Maji na Umwagiliaji (Swahili)
Jurisdiction	Tanzania
Headquarters	Dar es Salaam
Minister responsible	Jumanne Maghembe
Deputy Minister responsible	Amos Makalla
Ministry executive	Christopher Sayi, Permanent Secretary
Website	maji.go.tz

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation is the government ministry principally responsible for water supply, water resources, and irrigation in Tanzania. The ministry's offices are located in Dar es Salaam.^[1] The Minister of Water is Jumanne Maghembe.^[2]

Operations and organization

The work of the ministry is divided into the core function, relating to water and irrigation, and the support function, relating to administrative work.

The core function includes the following divisions:^[3]

Water Resources Division
Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Division
Rural Water Supply Division
Water Quality Services Division

References

External links

Official website

Tanzanian Government Ministries

State Ministries	Environment Good Governance Investment and Empowerment Public Service Management Regional Administration and Local Government Policy, Co-ordination and Parliamentary Affairs Social Relations and Co-ordination Union Affairs

Ministries	Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives Communication, Science and Technology Community Development, Gender and Children Defence and National Service East African Cooperation Education and Vocational Training Energy and Minerals Finance and Economic Affairs Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Health and Social Welfare Home Affairs Industry and Trade Information, Youth, Culture and Sports Justice and Constitution Affairs Labour and Employment Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Developments Livestock and Fisheries Development Natural Resources and Tourism Transport Water and Irrigation Works

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