# Borama Water Tank Reservoir Foundation Stone Laid in 2020

> On 13 September 2020, Somaliland Standard reported a minister laid a foundation stone for a Borama water tank reservoir.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: water-supply, water-wells
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/borama-water-reservoir-foundation-stone-2020

## Key points

- On 13 September 2020, Somaliland Standard reported that Minister of Water Development Services Mohamed Musa Dirie laid the foundation stone of a water tank reservoir in Borama.
- The report says the reservoir is part of a town water supply expansion programme reportedly funded by the Somaliland Development Fund, but the funding was not confirmed.
- Somaliland Standard states no capacity, cost, contractor, timeline or completion date, and the report does not establish what has happened since the ceremony.

On 13 September 2020, Somaliland Standard reported that the Minister of Water Development Services, Mohamed Musa Dirie, laid the foundation stone of a water tank reservoir in Borama, as part of the town water supply expansion programme.

That is the extent of what the report establishes. The article, by M.A. Egge, does not state the reservoir's capacity, dimensions or technical specification. It does not give a project value, contract value or total cost. It does not name a contractor, consultant or client, and it does not state a completion date or construction timeline.

The report says the programme is reportedly funded by the Somaliland Development Fund. That funding is not confirmed in the article.

## What the report describes

According to Somaliland Standard, the minister was flanked at the ceremony by the regional governor Ahmed Aalin alias Timbaro, local mayor Suleiman Hassan Hadi, SHABA Water Company representatives and several other officials. The report says both the regional governor and the mayor thanked the water development ministry for the programme. It does not state SHABA Water Company's role.

Minister Mohamed Musa Dirie said, as reported by Somaliland Standard, that the administration would not entertain any entity deterring the water expansion projects going on in Borama. That characterisation of the projects' status is the minister's, as reported, and not an independent finding of the article.

## What is not established

The foundation-stone ceremony is not, on this evidence, a statement that construction has started, that work is underway, or that the reservoir has been built, completed or is operational. The report provides no evidence of any construction progress at the site since the ceremony.

Beyond the minister's assertion that water expansion projects are going on in Borama, the article does not establish the status of the wider programme. It does not state the programme's scope or budget.

> **Note:** The source does not state the reservoir's capacity, cost, contractor or completion date. Reports of further progress would require separate evidence.

## Questions

### What is the reservoir's capacity and technical design?

Somaliland Standard's 13 September 2020 report does not state a capacity, dimensions or technical specification for the reservoir.

### Who is the contractor and what is the timeline?

The report does not name a contractor, consultant or client, and does not state a completion date or construction timeline.

### Who is paying for the Borama water supply expansion programme?

Somaliland Standard reported on 13 September 2020 that the programme is reportedly funded by the Somaliland Development Fund. The publication did not confirm that funding.

## Sources

- [Minister lays foundation stone for Borama water tank reservoir](https://somalilandstandard.com/minister-lays-foundation-stone-for-borama-water-tank-reservoir/) — Somaliland Standard, 2020-09-13