Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania 196 kilometres (122 mi) west of Dar es Salaam . [3] Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region . It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." [4] The Belgian based non-profit, APOPO trains Gambian pouched rats known as HeroRATS for landmine detection, and detection of tuberculosis in Morogoro. Morogoro lies at the base of the Uluguru Mountains and is a centre of agriculture in the region. The Soko
Eighty percent of Morogoro's water supply comes from the Mindu Dam on the Ngerengere River . The dam project, begun in 1978, has been controversial. The lake behind the dam has led to high rates of bilharzia infection, [6] and mercury run-off from gold mining nearby the dam has polluted the city's water supply. [7] The dam is also being rapidly silted due to deforestation in the surrounding areas. [8]
In 2012-13 an $8.31m USAID/MCC-funded programme was implemented for the Morogoro Water Supply Authority (MORUWASA) to rehabilitate drinking water resources from the Uluguru Mountains with an inlet and treatment plant near the Regional Governance offices at the high end of the Boma Road.