Kwahu: Three Communities Benefit From Solar-Powered Mechanised Borehole

Three communities, in the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, have been given a solar-powered mechanized borehole water facility from Project Maji Foundation.

A statement said the facility would supply the communities with 5,000 litres of potable drinking water daily.

Danteng, a deprived community received two of the water facilities whiles Kwahu Akwaboah and Kwahu Hwidiem received one each.

Speaking at a ceremony to commission the projects, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Project Maji, Sulnil Lalvani said the project aims to empower women in the local communities, improve water quality and eliminate water borne diseases from the use of contaminated water.

He said the project would relieve children and school kids travelling long hours and distances to fetch water.

Mr. Lalvani added that over 20 more projects are scheduled to be commissioned this year before October ends to very deprived communities.

According to him, the target is to reach one million Ghanaians in 1,000 sites by 2025.

Project Maji, a non-for-profit foundation, established in 2015 has provided over 15,000 Ghanaians access to safe drinking water using a new technology called Solar Water Kiosk.

Mr. Lalvani intimated that effort had been made to train community leaders on maintenance of the kiosks for longevity.

Mr. Ebenezer Charway, who represented the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, said government as part of its agenda, was committed to increasing water supply to all communities in the country.

He intimated that government had taken steps through the creation of the new Ministry for sanitation and water to serve the deprived communities as well as address the sanitation issue in the country.

The Special Aid to the Municipal Chief Executive Officer (MCE) of the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, Ben Owusu Addo indicated that water supply was one of the key agenda of the Assembly to ensure that economic activities in the local communities thrive.

The Presiding Member of the Assembly, Hon. Boansi Darkwa bemoaned the maintenance culture of the people as a disturbing factor in the sustainability of such project.

He urged the community members to develop a maintenance culture that would prevent the facility from breakdown forcefully.

The Kontihene of Danteng, Nana Kofi Yeboah expressed his gratitude to the Project Maji for the kind gesture.

He assured them of his commitment to ensure that the facility was properly used and maintained at all times to prevent it from breaking down.

GNA