STORY: Vincent Adedze, Bontinle
THE British Army with support from two non-governmental organisations operating in the Northern Region is providing two boreholes to serve three communities in the Tolon-Kumbungu District.
The beneficiary communities are Bontinle, Namdu and Song, which have been identified as deprived and lack adequate potable water.
The project, estimated at 30,000 pounds, is being implemented under the “water endeavour 2007” programme of the British Army.
A 12-member “521” specialist team of royal engineers in water development of the British Army led by the Task Officer, Captain Paul Golding, are executing the project with support from five Ghanaian soldiers.
Captain Golding told the Daily Graphic in an interview at Bontinle that the team would be in the Northern Region for about two months during which it would complete drilling and installation of the boreholes.
According to him, Kings Village and the World Vision were supporting the team to complete the project on schedule.
He further stated that the British High Commission had also supported the team to enhance the early completion of the project.
“Although we have completed feasibility studies about the area, we are aware that hitting water was much difficult in the north because we realised that the geology of the Northern Region is very challenging,” Captain Golding stated.
He said the decision to provide potable water to communities in northern Ghana was based on the fact that a significant number of the communities lacked potable water.
The officer further announced the intention of his outfit to provide 30 household latrines to selected communities in the Tolon-Kumbungu District.
Some of the residents at Bontinle, who witnessed the borehole drilling process, expressed their gratitude to the British Army for the gesture.
They, however, appealed to the team to help rehabilitate some broken-down boreholes in the area that had not been repaired for years.
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