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Hwassa, September 17, 2008 (ENA) - Many
of rural localities in the country have got telecom and
electric services due to maximum effort launched since the
last two years, EPRDF EPRDF Chairman said.
During the
EPRDF’s 7th regular conference held in Hawassa Town on
Tuesday, the chairman Meles Zenawi said 7,000 of the 15,000
the targetd kebeles has got access to the stated service.
The
electric access has reached to 20 percent from 17 percent in
the last two years alone,.
Meles said
the government is has been undertaking wide-ranging activities
to increase potable water coverage. Accordingly, the coverage
has reached 60 percent now from 30 percent two years ago.
Some 2,000
Km asphalt road and 57 km alleys linking manuy kebeles were
also constructed.
Meles said
remarkable success registered also in expanding primary
education in the rural areas. He singled out Somali and Afar
states where education coverage has reached 36 and 44 per cent
respectively as exemplary.
He said the
general enrollment in primary education has reached 97 percent
in 1999 E.C from 91.3 percent in 1997 E.C. The secondary
school general enrollment has reached over 40 percent in the
reported period.
Meles said
the government has planed to increase secondary school
coverage to 100 percent by 2012.
The
chairman said efforts of expanding health service in rural
localities has registered satisfactory results.
He said
3,200 supervisors have been deployed to implement health
extension program.
Meles said
Business Process Reengineering is being implemented in 40
hospitals to improve the service delivery of the health
facilities. (END) |
