Ethiopian epiphany is a colorful festival celebrated all over Ethiopia to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. The commemoration starts on the eve of the main festival on 18 January. The eve is known as Ketera, which means blocking the flow of water for the blessing of the celebrants. On the eve of Ketera, people escort their parish church tabot (replicas of the Ark of the Covenant) to Timkete-Bahir (a pool, river or artificial reservoir), transported by a priest of the parish and accompanied by a great ceremony. The people spend the night attending night-long prayers and hymn services, including the Eucharistic Liturgy. Hundreds of thousands participate in the actual festival on the following day – 19 January. The celebration starts early in the morning with pre-sunrise rituals. These are followed by the sprinkling of the blessed water on the congregation, as well as other ceremonies. At around 10 a.m., each tabot begins its procession back to its respective church, involving an even more colorful ceremony with various traditional and religious songs. The viability of the element is ensured through its continued practice, with Orthodox clergies playing a pivotal role: they sing the praises dedicated to the rituals and hymns, carry the Ark, and preach relevant texts. TDI strongly believes it is our duty to protect and promote our religious and national culture and belief, and Tana drilling and Industries Plc management and staffs wishes all Christians a happy Epiphany holiday and extend its gratitude for all our customers for trusting to work with us.
In Ethiopia, Christmas is called ‘Gena’ and it means ‘a day of glory’. The naming of the day as Gena has a direct connection with the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gena is a glorious day of joy for all Christians in Ethiopia and all over the world. In Ethiopia, Christmas is called ‘Gena’ and it means ‘a day of glory’. The naming of the day as Gena has a direct connection with the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We wish you a Merry Christmas /Melkam Gena/ and may Christmas bring joy to your heart, happiness to your home and success to your business.
Tana Drilling and Industries Plc
Management and Staffs
Agricultural activity is by far the largest consumer of water in Ethiopia. An estimated 93 percent of all water withdrawals in the country (surface water and groundwater) are for agricultural use, much higher than the global average of 70 percent. However, water withdrawn for agriculture represents only an estimated four percent of the overall country’s available renewable water resources. While Ethiopia has relatively abundant water resources, it is considered ‘water stressed’ due to rapid population growth over the last decade. Estimates of renewable annual groundwater per year range from 13.5 to 28 billion m³, of which only about 2.6 billion m³ are currently exploitable.
The Government of Ethiopia aims to increase access to safe water supply and basic sanitation in rural and urban areas and to invest more resources into water related infrastructure. For example, under the One WASH National Program, the Government of Ethiopia aims to increase access to safe water supply to 98 percent for rural areas and 100 percent for urban areas and to provide all Ethiopians with access to basic sanitation.
The Wolaita Sodo town has access to improved water supply which was estimated to be 67.9%. The main water sources of the town were tap water within the yard, which was estimated to be 44.7%, and tap water in the community was 40.0% followed by private protected well which was 14.5%. Ninety-one percent of the households had at least one type of latrine in their homes. The most common type of latrine available to households was pit latrine with superstructure which was estimated to be 75.9% followed by a pit without superstructure.
The town administration had been in continuous effort to increase access of clean water distribution to the community and had raised fund to realize its vision. In collaboration with Wolaita Sodo town administration water and resource bureau, TDI have signed a contractual agreement to produced and supplied different sized HDPE pipes; having fulfill our commitments and delivered the pipes to the bureau for successful completion of the project. In addition to that, we have also provided our technical consultation, HDPE pipes welding supports along with our welding machines.
The installation was successfully completed and the overall execution of the contract by TDI have excited and convinced the town’s administration which we are so proud to get such a testimony from the administration.
Thus, we want to congratulate TDI’s management, production and technical team and also TDI’s staffs for showcasing your abilities and professionalism in timely execution of the project. Together with the commitment to be a solution provider, TDI always aims to render its cooperation to the regional government’s initiatives and support their water distribution and sanitation initiatives.
“Committing to Quality, Committing to You”
Our HDPE pipes, Butt-welded HDPE Fittings and welding machines in action in Wolaita Sodo town water distribution project.
Tana Drilling and Industries is a company that always strives to meet each and every requirement and lifelong need of its esteemed customers to ensure optimal satisfaction and sustain its market leadership. In doing so, its production system along with its technical capability works 24/7 to ensure that whatever requirements forwarded by our customers are taken care of in a special manner. Taking this into account, lately, we have produces and delivered a special purpose uPVC pipes as per our high profile customer’s special requirement and quality that would stand which we are proud to announce to the public. This achievement will definitely lead us and speed up becoming the fastest growing amongst all the polymer pipe manufacturers in Ethiopia. We would like to congratulate our production and technical teams and the staff of TDI for showcasing your ability and dedication, and making this a reality, Thank you!!
TDI’s latest uPVC pipes manufactured as per our customer’s specific requirement:
